Hex hollow house inside
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Rehmeyer's Hollow
House in Pennsylvania
39°48′16″N76°39′02″W / 39.8044439°N 76.6504456°W / 39.8044439; -76.6504456
Rehmeyer's Hollow (or Hex Hollow) is an area of York County, Pennsylvania, located in North Hopewell Township, near Winterstown.
The area is named after the extended Rehmeyer family, who began settling the hollow in 1844.
Despite being a popular tourist destination, the house is private property owned by one of Rehmeyer's descendants, and has ADT security systems installed.
Murder of Nelson Rehmeyer
In November 1928, under the malicious advice of a woman named Emma Knopp (more commonly known as Nellie Noll due to a work of fiction), John Blymire believed that he had been cursed by Nelson Rehmeyer, a practitioner of powwow. On November 27, 1928, Blymire and his accomplices called on Rehmeyer at his home hoping to find his copy of the powwow book the Long Lost Friend and also get a lock of his hair. Knopp advised him to burn the book and bury the lock of hair eight feet underground.
Blymire and his fellow conspirat
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Pennsylvania's Hex Murders:
The Notorious Slayings of Nelson Rehmeyer and Susan Mummey
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S pread across south central and south eastern Pennsylvania is a region colloquially known as Pennsylvania Dutch Country.
Tourists arrive by car, bus, train and plane to see and enjoy the area's classic attractions: Amish families in horse-drawn buggies; vast, verdant farms; old-fashioned smorgasbord restaurants; and, of course, the colorful floral and geometric designs of the hex symbols attached to brightly painted barns.
What very few of these tourists realize is that, as recently as 90 years ago, hexing and witch doctoring were very serious subjects in this region of the Keystone State. In fact, in several cases, these primitive superstitions led to bloody murder.
The term "Pennsylvania Dutch" is actually a misnomer. There is no such natural heritage. The insular communities in this part of the state are primarily of G
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Nelson Rehmeyer was a Powwower that lived in York County, Pennsylvania. In late November, 1928, Nelson Rehmeyer was murdered by three local boys who believed he had put a curse on them.
The story made national news and cast a negative light on the beliefs of the Pennsylvania Germans and "Dutch" about Powwowing and Witchcraft.
In 2015, the documentary Hex Hollow: Witchcraft and Murder in Pennsylvania was released. This movie highlighted the events leading up to the murder of Nelson Rehmeyer, as well as took a deep dive into the lives of his murderers. I was very blessed to be a part of this documentary, being asked to speak about the subject of Powwowing.
This page is a memorial to Nelson Rehmeyer, who lived just a short distance from me and who has inspired me to stay fast and true to the tradition of Powwow for over two decades.
I've always felt a kinship with Nelson Rehmeyer because he liked to be alone and keep to himself. Even though he was married and had two daughters, he still lived alone, while his wife and daughters lived in another house just up the road.
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