It was the subject of one of Mike Argento’s York Daily Record columns http://ydr.inyork.com/ several years ago and can even be found on ‘Wikipedia’ www.wikipedia.com , an encyclopedia web site. The psychic impact of these horrible events forever cursed Toad Road. The Downingtown Gates of Hell Near the twin tunnels on Valley Creek Road in Downingtown is Chester County’s entrance to the netherworld. One states that a mental institution used to be located on either Toad Road or Trout Run Road, depending on the source, in Hellam Township, Pennsylvania. } [5] There was no asylum on Trout Run Road, and the local doctor only put up one gate to keep out trespassers. The hospital of Toad Road truly experienced the worst of times. Toad Road, a 2012 independent psychological horror film, makes use of the legend. Despite the popularity of this as a tourist destination, the property is privately held; visitors may be charged with trespassing as a result. Caesarea Philippi's location was especially unique because it stood at the base of a … Winner will be selected at random on 12/01/2020. Other tormented souls were trapped inside a series of gates, which they haunt to this day. In the 1800s, a colossal mental asylum stood in the woods of York off of Toad Road. } These tourist trap caverns are said to be the former home of a legendary Pennsylvania Hermit. As if to confuse the issue, there are two other gates right beside it. (Of course, in the dark, itâs hard to see even the no trespassing signs liberally posted on trees, so the gates will be an even more obscure goal.) Many patients died in the flames, while others escaped and were soon beaten to death. But most explorers who visit the area nowadays can find no signs of any kind of gate.