▁grew ▁quickly ▁in ▁a cre age ▁primarily ▁because ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁far mers ▁and ▁land hold ers ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁realized ▁that ▁their ▁soil ▁was ▁poor ▁for ▁far ming ▁and ▁sold ▁their ▁land ▁to ▁the ▁state ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁ ▁Fol kl ore ▁The ▁town ▁name ▁of ▁Vol unt own ▁is ▁attributed ▁to ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁settled ▁by ▁Vol unte ers ▁of ▁the ▁Nar rag ans ett ▁War ▁in ▁ 1 7 0 0 ▁who ▁received ▁land ▁gr ants ▁to ▁sett le ▁there . ▁The ▁land ▁was ▁remote ▁and ▁difficult ▁to ▁farm ▁and ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁settlement s ▁were ▁subsequently ▁abandoned , ▁so ▁stone ▁walls ▁and ▁found ations ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁throughout ▁the ▁forest ▁today . ▁The ▁in h ospital ity ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁has ▁been ▁c ited ▁as ▁the ▁origin ▁for ▁the ▁name ▁" H ell ▁H ollow " ▁and ▁there ▁are ▁theories ▁regarding ▁the ▁naming ▁of ▁the ▁Dev il ' s ▁Den ▁rock ▁formation ▁near ▁Fl at ▁Rock . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁several ▁un subst anti ated ▁leg ends ▁and ▁g host ▁stories ▁which ▁surr ound ▁the ▁Hell ▁H ollow ▁area ▁including ▁a ▁false ▁claim ▁of ▁w itch craft ▁involving ▁a ▁young ▁girl ▁named ▁Ma ud ▁Reyn olds ▁who ▁died ▁before ▁her ▁second ▁birth day ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 . ▁ ▁Official ly ▁she ▁died ▁of ▁di ph ther ia . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁buried ▁across ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁c emetery ▁on ▁one