Abandoned Explained's video: Nevada s Mysterious Devil s Hole: Center of Terrifying Stories and Legends

Nevada's Devils Hole has been the source of controversy for years. Over the years many conspiracy theories have surfaced revolving around what lies beneath the waters of Devil's Hole. Death Valley is a National Park in North America known for being the driest and hottest place on the continent. Over one million people travel here annually to visit the Park and enjoy the amazing sights Death Valley has to offer but Death Valley is home to more than just amazing sights. Death Valley is also home to strange features surrounded by terrifying stories and legends. Nevada's Devil’s Hole has captured the curiosity of many for centuries. The earliest writings of this strange anomaly date back all the way to when the Paiute Indians inhabited Ash Meadows.To put that into perspective, The Paiute Indians began to occupy the Ash Meadows area over 9,000 years ago. During their time here, the Paiute wrote warning tales about Devil’s Hole depicting creatures known as “Water Babies”. These Warning Tales described a creature who would surface and swallow swimmers if they swam in the warm waters for too long. Other tales suggested that a evil giant lived in the mountain springs and caves and would come down and eat unsuspecting victims right from the shore of devils hole. Ancient Paiute Legend describes Devil’s Hole as being a portal to the a sacred city beneath Death Valley called Shinauav, meaning Ghost Land. One legend surrounding the small pool describes a maiden who fell into the hole and was immediately drug underwater. Day’s later the maiden re-appeared next to a nearby stream. It is believed by some that the maiden was drug to the underworld city and held there for days before being released. In the late 1960’s, Charles Manson begun a commune that would later be known as “The Manson Family”. Manson convinced his followers that he was re-embodiment of Jesus Christ and that they were the original Christians. During the Manson Family reign of terror, they would be involved in several high profile crimes including the gruesome murder of pregnant actress Sharon Tate and four others in her home on August 9,1969 as well as the attempted assassination of United States President Gerald Ford in Sacramento. Manson took interest in finding Devil’s Hole after hearing an old Paiute legend that described a portal in Death Valley that led to underworld city in which the rivers ran upside down. He hoped that he would be able to find the entrance or portal to this underworld city in order to protect his “family” during the on coming race war he was predicting. He hoped that by finding the portal to this underworld his family would be able to live in peace and have all their needs provided for. In 1965, four friends, 19 y/o Paul Giancontieri,, a cafeteria worker at the Nevada Test Site, his 20 y/o Brother in Law David Rose, who worked for one of the Las Vegas Casinos, along 19 year old Bill, and his younger brother Jack Alter, set out to go scuba dive inside the warm waters of Devil’s Hole. Equipped with very little gear, the four hiked up the steep barren hillside overlooking a ranch in the vast Desert landscape. Once finished climbing the hillside the group then had to follow a rocky trail that led straight to Devil’s Hole. Once the boys arrived, they quickly began scramble underneath the fence and then race down the 30 foot rocky descent to reach the dark, murky waters of Devil’s Hole. After suiting up with Scuba Tanks,Snorkel Masks, and dive lights the boys begun their dive into the deep, ominous waters of Devil’s Hole Jack Alter, Bill’s little brother, decided to remain at the surface, just in case anything went wrong. A little past Midnight, David and Bill resurfaced from the dive. After waiting for a while for Paul, they begun to worry when he had still not re surfaced. The boys decided to wait for a little longer for their friend, but still there was no sight of Paul, so David and Bill made the fateful decision to dive back down into the dark depths of Devil’s Hole to try and find their lost friend. Bill followed David down as they descended 175 feet through the dark, eerie waters in hopes of finding their friend. As the water got darker and deeper however the boys were separated from one another. This time, only one diver would resurface. Bill and Jack Alter would be the only two to walk away from Devils Hole that Night. This Video was inspired by two other content creators who have made videos on this subject. Check their videos out down below! Nevada's Devils Hole - Portal to an Underworld Area 51- Las Vegas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhnKU_Q1xQw&t=62s Devil's Hole Mystery - Missing Divers, Water Babies And Charles Manson? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C54BxP9Nhdw&t=117s Social Media ========================================= Twitter: @JonxhStahl https://twitter.com/jonxhstahl Instagram: @JonxhStahl https://www.instagram.com/jonxhstahl/?hl=en Snapchat: Okthenbro