New England is truly a Cabinet of Curiosities, and this indispensable guide directs you to its most bizarre, off the wall, and unsettling exhibits. Some evoke hilarity, some horror.
Discover singing sand, glowing tombstones, ghostly squirrels, and a musical instrument said to cause madness. Marvel at the most mysterious manuscript in the world. Visit a miniature replica of the Holy Land or climb carved stone steps leading . . . nowhere.
Curious New England points the way to all the tantalizing treats and terrifying treasures that remain tucked away in overlooked museums, private collections, and forgotten recesses of this very special region.
*A cursed statue in Maine
*Ageless American Megaliths
*A window embedded in Vermont earth
*Titus’s Arch on a New Hampshire hilltop
*Artwork made from insect parts
With precise directions, hours, and contact information, these fascinating pages reveal each mystery, miracle, and marvel, from world-class weirdness, to minor curiosities, to entertaining distractions.
There'll be no more boring Sunday drives when you can visit a spider farm, explore the laboratory of “mad” scientist Wilhelm Reich, view the Hobo Hotel, and observe houses made from paper, wooden crates, mounds of earth—even covered bridges.
And New England’s wonders never cease: discover evidence of manned flight a century before the Wright Brothers; visible phantoms manifesting from marble columns; and automobiles emerging from tarmac like dinosaurs from pits of tar.
This one-of-a-kind collection spotlights all six New England states,
illuminating everything that’s wicked, weird, and wonderful in every hidden corner of a region that rivals Old England in mysteries, miracles, and marvels.
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From the Book:
“As it says in an old account, ‘A certain farmer of the region, Hiram Smith by name, did not take kindly to the idea of being buried in the ground . . .’ His specific reasons may be lost to history, but one can imagine: insects, worms, grave robbers, whatever. . . . To put his mind at ease, Mr. Smith had a very special tomb commissioned. First, he discovered a large boulder high on a ridge, well away from any flood water. It’s the size of a cabin, roughly ten feet high by thirty feet wide. Then he had its face smoothed on one side and had two coffin-sized cavities hewn into the solid rock. When his time came, Mr. Smith’s stone sepulcher was sealed up with slabs from the original stone. And there you may read the original inscriptions: Hiram Smith, died 1873; Sarah Toogood, died 1869. We’re not sure if Ms. Toogood was Hiram’s wife or sister, but we’re just happy to know he won’t be spending eternity trapped in that rock alone.
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JOSEPH A. CITRO is a specialist in New England curiosities. UPNE has published four of his novels on supernatural themes as Hardscrabble Books (The Gore, Guardian Angels, Lake Monsters, and Shadow Child), as well as his Vermont Ghost Guide (2000) and Green Mountains, Dark Tales (1999). Mr. Citro has done much to keep the region’s history and folklore alive in popular culture. He is a popular lecturer, public radio commentator, and has appeared on local and national television. DIANE E. FOULDS’S writing has appeared in numerous publications, including The Washington Post, the Boston Globe, and the Christian Science Monitor. She covered Central Europe for United Press International and was White House and State Department correspondent for Germany’s Deutsche Presse-agentur. This is her second book.
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