{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5c5da99a215eac406099a9c4/5d2990dc8c373b950ed3dc57?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Freetown, MA Part 1 of 2","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5c5da99a215eac406099a9c4/1563001747715-6fb8f646dc702a68978051309193d849.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><br></p><p>The area around Freetown is known to some as “the dumping ground of Southeastern Massachusetts”.&nbsp;It’s been called that due to people just dumping unwatned cars in the Freetown State Forest during the gas crisis of the 1970’s.&nbsp;Also what ever other junk anyone felt like pitching in the woods at the time.&nbsp;Now all that is changing, little by little people are coming back to the area, cleaning it up and making it something better, something stronger.&nbsp;However there are things experiences and stories that will never go away.</p><p><br></p><p>Freetown State Forest covers more then 5,000 acres offers up 25 miles of hiking trail as well as horseback riding and dirtbike trails.&nbsp;It also has it fair share of strange sights and paranormal happenings.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Philip%27s_War#Raid_on_Swansea\" target=\"_blank\">WikiPedia article about King Philip's War</a></p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metacomet\" target=\"_blank\">WikiPedia article about Metacomet</a></p><p>Dark Woods; Cults, Crime and Paranormal in the Freetown State Forest by Christopher Balzano.&nbsp;Schiffer Press&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/DarkWoods-Christopher-Balzano-November-2007/dp/B01B98OBP6/ref=sr_1_7?keywords=Christopher+balzano&amp;qid=1562890085&amp;s=digital-text&amp;sr=1-7-catcorr\" target=\"_blank\">www.amazon.com/DarkWoods-Christopher-Balzano-November-2007/dp/B01B98OBP6/ref=sr_1_7?keywords=Christopher+balzano&amp;qid=1562890085&amp;s=digital-text&amp;sr=1-7-catcorr</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/DarkWoods-Christopher-Balzano-November-2007/dp/B01B98OBP6/ref=sr_1_7?keywords=Christopher+balzano&amp;qid=1562890085&amp;s=digital-text&amp;sr=1-7-catcorr\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.mass.gov/locations/freetown-fall-river-state-forest</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Local Headlines</p><p><a href=\"https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7212907/Bizarre-alien-like-winged-creature-crawls-ceiling-Indonesia.html\" target=\"_blank\">www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7212907/Bizarre-alien-like-winged-creature-crawls-ceiling-Indonesia.html</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.wavy.com/news/her-eyes-were-completely-black-va-family-fends-off-naked-woman-who-claimed-to-be-the-devil/\" target=\"_blank\">www.wavy.com/news/her-eyes-were-completely-black-va-family-fends-off-naked-woman-who-claimed-to-be-the-devil/</a></p><p><a href=\"https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/07/giant-mysterious-creature-recorded-in-lake-michigan-during-a-storm/\" target=\"_blank\">mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/07/giant-mysterious-creature-recorded-in-lake-michigan-during-a-storm/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Listener Stories</p><p><a href=\"https://indianaghostdetectives.blogspot.com/2014/10/witchs-circle-daleville-indiana-sharp.html?m=1&amp;fbclid=IwAR1QdjilN3mmmSv9U4IPfFG6sAmSk08wQD5fRKp5UpgD7V28BAFNoAIrCcI\" target=\"_blank\">indianaghostdetectives.blogspot.com/2014/10/witchs-circle-daleville-indiana-sharp.html?m=1&amp;fbclid=IwAR1…rCcI</a></p><p><br></p><p>You can follow the show on&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/STScast\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/STScast\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook</a>&nbsp;@stscast, or on&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/stscast.gram/\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a>@stscast.gram</p><p><br></p><p>This week's featured podcast is <a href=\"https://drinkipedia.podbean.com\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Drinkipedia</em></a></p><p><br></p><p>And be sure to check out<a href=\"https://bigheadsmedia.com/\" target=\"_blank\">&nbsp;Big Heads Media</a>&nbsp;for more great pods!</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Fred Knoop"}