Hell Hole Swamp

Hell Hole Swamp is a swamp in northeastern Berkeley County, South Carolina famous for its unique name. It is located entirely within the Francis Marion National Forest and contains 2,125 acres (9 km2), all of which is designated as a wilderness area.

Read more about Hell Hole Swamp:  Origin, Hell Hole Swamp Festival, Hell Hole Swamp Gang

Famous quotes containing the words hell, hole and/or swamp:

    “We must prefer real hell to an imaginary paradise.”
    —Simone Weil (1909–1943)

    “The absence on the panel of anyone who could become pregnant accidentally or discover her salary was five thousand dollars a year less than that of her male counterpart meant there was a hole in the consciousness of the committee that empathy, however welcome, could not entirely fill.”
    —Anna Quindlen (b. 1953)

    “This swamp is a monument to death. Snakes, alligators, quicksand, all bent on one thing: destruction.”
    —Edward D. Wood, Jr. (1922–1978)