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'''Warlock Country''', also often referred to as Warlock Woods, was a name given to the large patch of woods that covered the areas north and south of Lavallet subdivision to north of Wimbledon Drive, then east of the then-unpaved, red clay Spanish Trail to west of Scenic Highway. The name became popular during the mid-1960's, and lasted until the late 70's or so, until development divided the area into smaller pieces of wooded acreage.
How the area got it's name is subject to conjecture, but is most likely a hoax. There were no serious reports of actual, effective witchcraft that took place there, although a few groups of black-hooded, late-night candle-burners were rumored to have gathered there. The Somewhere along the line, a rumor was started that a train carrying a number of people with diminished mental capacities and tendencies toward aberrant behavior derailed, and the occupants escaped into the nearby area . In spite of the tales, it was mostly used as a getaway for teenagers who needed a place to illegally consume alcohol, race cars and motorcycles, and just act wild. Another common practice was to tell a person unfamiliar with the area some of the stories concerning it, then drive them out there and abandon them.
What could have added to it's mystique was the fact that much of it was on a rolling, hilly terrain, and had many winding trails. This was also when there was still much wildlife such as foxes, coyotes, and maybe even a few wolves (as late as the 1980's, there were actual reports of wolves in that area).
All in all, it was mostly just a large undeveloped patch of woods that the frequenters didn't want any little children , especially their younger siblings, going to.
