This week we are discussing a region where strange things happen. A place where things slip through the cracks. Where the land remembers everything that has happened there, and sometimes, it pushes back.
They call it the Bridgewater Triangle.
Sources:
Core background on Hockomock Swamp and the Bridgewater Triangle
- “Hockomock Swamp.” Wikipedia. Overview of the swamp’s size, ecology, and the translation of “Hockomock” as “place where spirits dwell,” plus its role in Wampanoag history and King Philip’s War. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hockomock_Swamp
- “Bridgewater Triangle.” Wikipedia. General summary of the region, its boundaries, coined name, and categories of reported phenomena (UFOs, cryptids, hauntings). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgewater_Triangle
- “Into the Hockomock: Where Wildlife and Stories Dwell.” Mass.gov. Short piece blending natural history with local stories, mentioning the swamp’s name and its reputation as a place of spirits and legends. https://www.mass.gov/news/into-the-hockomock-where-wildlife-and-stories-dwell
- “Hockomock Swamp.” Kids Kiddle Encyclopedia. Accessible summary that includes the “place where spirits dwell” meaning and notes that Native Americans considered it spiritually significant.
https://kids.kiddle.co/Hockomock_Swamp
