Dark Woods: Cults, Crime and the Paranormal in the Freetown State Forest
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“I got the feeling I was supposed to see him. He stayed in my line of sight right up until he
disappeared. I don’t know why, but there was some reason I saw him.”
“When I first saw him in front of me I thought he was just another runner. I usually don’t see people
out here, so I noticed him right away. I remember thinking it was weird he didn’t have any shoes on,
but I know people that do that, so I brushed it off.”
“I just got a feeling I was seeing something from years ago, like before we [English settlers] got here.
I’ve heard some people say they hear chanting or yelling when they see them, but not me. Maybe I
was just thinking it was an Indian because of the stories I heard, but I got that feeling.”
From the Reservation to the Assonet Ledge, to the beaten paths of the forest, some of the most commonly seen ghosts in Freetown are those of Native Americans. Whether it is seeing a ancient hunting scene play itself out, or watching Philip himself rise on the top of Profile Rock to wait for his father, the connection between the dark woods and the Wampanoag is as strong today as it has ever been,,,
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