In the late 1700s Capt. Smith of Shirley, Massachusetts, shot and killed the last of the Egopantis–a giant monster of a beast whose head is mounted at the Bull Run …
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In the late 18th century, Lord Timothy Dexter of Newburyport, Massachusetts, made a serious of business blunders that should have ruined him. Instead… he got richer. In Episode 297 Jeff …
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In 1873, Hiram Smith was entombed in a boulder carved by masons in the 1860s–they say Hiram wanted an above-ground grave so the Devil couldn’t get him. In Episode 291 …
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The Westford Academy mascot is the Grey Ghosts. The backstory of this Massachusetts mascot dates back to a Civil War-era haunting. In Episode 285 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger cheer …
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In 1875, Louis Prang produced America’s first mass-produced Christmas card in his Boston, Massachusetts, factory. In Episode 279 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger head to the Roxbury section of Boston, …
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In 1869 the schooner Charles Haskell out of Gloucester, Massachusetts, sank another fishing vessel during a fierce storm. In Episode 274, Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger sail out of Gloucester …
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On April 21, 1977, four kids from Dover, Massachusetts, witnessed a strange creature that rose to international fame. In Episode 267, Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger cruise down Farm Street …
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In 1683, Mary Webster of Hadley, Massachusetts, was found not-guilty of being a witch. Her neighbors still tried to hang her. In Episode 261, Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore …
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