Welcome to New England Legends
Recent Podcasts
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Podcast 185 – The Deerfield Booms
Between 1834 and 1846, a series of underground explosions rocked Deerfield, New Hampshire, though no source was ever found.
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Podcast 184 – The Strongest Man in New England
In 1909, Elmer Bitgood of Voluntown, Connecticut declared himself to be the strongest man in the world.
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Podcast 183 – The Haunting of Nordica Auditorium
Lillian Nordica, the first American Diva, haunts the auditorium named after her at the University of Maine, Farmington.
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Podcast 182 – Should Have Been the Wife of Simeon Palmer
Elizabeth died in 1776. Her Little Compton, Rhode Island, headstone reads: Should have been the wife of Simeon Palmer.
Recent Video Segments
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Haunted Halloween Haunts
In “Episode 9 – Haunted Halloween Haunts: Exploring this haunted holiday, the Bowman Estate, Edith Wharton’s The Mount, Ventfort Hall, and More,” we explore the origins of our
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New England Legends Extra: The Graham Disaster at the Rose Island Lighthouse
On August 7, 1958, disaster struck the waters right off of Rose Island. In a heavy fog, two tankers collided near Fort Adams. The flaming wreck of the Graham floated right up to the Rose Island lighthouse in Newport,
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The Haunted Eunice Williams Covered Bridge in Greenfield, Massachusetts
Recently Boston's ABC affiliate WCVB's Chronicle program interviewed Jeff Belanger and Frank Grace about the haunted Eunice Williams Covered Bridge in Greenfield, Massachusetts. HEAR ALSO: Podcast 82 – Greenfield’s Screaming Bridge
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New England Legends Extra: Haunted Bass Harbor Light – Maine
Built in 1858 and located on Mount Desert Island in Maine's iconic Acadia National Park, Bass Harbor Lighthouse is said to be haunted by an early builder who vanished during the construction. Could his murdered body still be buried