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Scary or Not: Booger Mountain in Cumming?
Are there ghosts or natural phenomenon to explain cars that roll uphill on Bettis-Tribble Gap Road in Forsyth County?
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Creepy or not for a Halloween thrill in Cumming?
Cumming's own Booger Mountain, also known as Booger Hill or Booger Mountain Road, has apparently scared at least a handful of folks who have posted videos of their adventures down the back road.
The Forsyth County spot made roadsideamerica.com's tip list, with the introduction: "A gravity hill: Ghosts that haunt the slave burial ground don't want visitors, so they pull your car back up the road. And leave hand prints."
It happens between two roadside trees once used to hang those men, the spirits of which can be seen in various forms, including ghosts, according to some.
Most of the trips posted on YouTube happened late at night and involved some choice four-letter words. In other words, most of the occupants of those vehicles were really spooked about 3 miles outside Cumming's town square on Bettis-Tribble Gap Road.
"Booger Hill will freak you out! I know there must be a scientific explanation for it. But seeing your car roll up a hill in neutral is messed up," commented Todd West. "To be sure, even though it's been nearly twenty years since I saw my Jeep roll up Booger Hill, it still freaks me out to this day."
Booger Mountain also made Wikipedia's list of gravity hills, which could explain cars rolling uphill—but not the ghosts and handprints.
Having trouble viewing the video on your mobile device? Click here.
Creepy or not for a Halloween thrill in Cumming?
Cumming's own Booger Mountain, also known as Booger Hill or Booger Mountain Road, has apparently scared at least a handful of folks who have posted videos of their adventures down the back road.
The Forsyth County spot made roadsideamerica.com's tip list, with the introduction: "A gravity hill: Ghosts that haunt the slave burial ground don't want visitors, so they pull your car back up the road. And leave hand prints."
It happens between two roadside trees once used to hang those men, the spirits of which can be seen in various forms, including ghosts, according to some.
Most of the trips posted on YouTube happened late at night and involved some choice four-letter words. In other words, most of the occupants of those vehicles were really spooked about 3 miles outside Cumming's town square on Bettis-Tribble Gap Road.
"Booger Hill will freak you out! I know there must be a scientific explanation for it. But seeing your car roll up a hill in neutral is messed up," commented Todd West. "To be sure, even though it's been nearly twenty years since I saw my Jeep roll up Booger Hill, it still freaks me out to this day."
Booger Mountain also made Wikipedia's list of gravity hills, which could explain cars rolling uphill—but not the ghosts and handprints.
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