Tyler Morning Telegraph [Tyler, Texas]
1 November 2015
Written by CORY MCCOY
Athens is a city shrouded in a mystery that was solved
long ago.
For decades persistent myths have spread that the city
sits on a sprawling network of tunnels, possibly in the shape of a pentagram.
The entrances and uses of these tunnels seem to vary depending on whom you ask.
The most outlandish rumor comes from a 1992 issue of
UFO Magazine.
The magazine claimed the tunnels were in fact “a joint
alien-military underground facility.”
The most common urban legends claim a vast population
of devil worshippers once built the tunnels for nefarious reasons. Others say
it was for the Underground Railroad, but fail to note that every building they
claim to connect to was built far later. […]