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3 unusual facts about Hellfire Caves


Hellfire Caves

Though not believed to have been a member, Benjamin Franklin was a close friend of Dashwood who visited the caves on more than one occasion.

The caves were used as a meeting place for Sir Francis Dashwood's notorious Hellfire Club, whose members included various politically and socially important 18th century figures such as William Hogarth, John Wilkes, Thomas Potter and John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich.

Travel Channel's Ghost Adventures visited the site in 2012 as part of the episode, "Hellfire Cave."



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