The Cursed Creek of Eden
The now-demolished Roseville Inn, which stood near the source of the cursed creek. In Manheim Township, just north of the city of Lancaster, there flows a tiny stream which has its source near Roseville. This little brook, an unnamed tributary of Landis Run, is little more than a trickle; in times of drought, it disappears completely, and, for some sections, it runs under the ground. And although this stream flows for a distance of less than two miles from Roseville to Eden, there is a long and astonishing list of curious deaths associated with it-- a list that, to my knowledge, has no parallel in the Keystone State. The source of this supposedly cursed stream is unclear, as it seems to flow from two different springs near Roseville. One of the springs is located on what used to be the 74-acre farm of Enos Hess (1869-1943), near the place where the Roseville Hotel was located. Though this historic tavern stood until just a few years ago, it was erected on the north bank of the st...
