“On still nights the evil glitter of fox fire or the demonic cackle of a barred owl sent chills up the spines of the early settlers. Hordes of crows rose each morning for the guts of the swamp to ravage farmer's corn. And from time to time, young girls merrily picking blueberries along the fringes found themselves ‘drawn farther and farther along unfamiliar paths seduced by the increasing size of the berries until at last they were lost and claimed by the swamp forever." Native Americans named the swamp “Hockomock” hundreds, perhaps thousands of years ago. "Hockomock" is the Algonquin word for “place where spirits dwell.” The Indians had tremendous respect and awe for the swamp and regarded it as a “magical” place. There being no swamps in England, the colonists had a different take on the place: They were terrified by this foreign terrain that they found nearly impossible to navigate. The fear that Hockomock Swamp instilled in the colonists of the 1600s inspired...
The Bridgewater Triangle is one of the world's most mysterious places. Enigmatic rocks, hauntings, cryptozoological creatures, UFOs, murders, sacred ceremonial ancient landscapes and a dark and bloody history make the Bridgewater Triangle a source of curiosity for thousands. Join me as I journey through the Bridgewater Triangle...and beyond.