For a number of reasons Massachusetts is thought of as a product of British colonialism. We fought a revolution against the British, English is our primary language, our legal system is based on English law, and the state is part of “New England”. However, many may be surprised that before Massachusetts became English it was Dutch. Photos and contact: https://www.instagram.com/lostmassachusetts/

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Lady in Black - a ghost story of George's Island (Fort Warren) from Spook New England by S.E. Scholsser.

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Closed section of Interstate 95 now hiking/biking trail. You can walk on a real Lost Highway...Just off the real Interstate 95 in Newburyport... Photos and contact: https://www.instagram.com/lostmassachusetts/

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In 1834 Boston's growing Irish Catholic immigrant community met the fiery resistance of a suspicious native Protestant Yankee mob. Photos and contact: https://www.instagram.com/lostmassachusetts/

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Sights and sites to see in an and around Worcester Mass. that may puzzle or intrigue you. Photos and contact: https://www.instagram.com/lostmassachusetts/

Sources, links, blog, etc.: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place/f/worcester-weird-road-trip-memories-episode-21

Mysterious (or not so much) manmade(?) cave in Upton - Attributed to various groups but still unsolved, the Upton Chamber is one of hundreds of structures throughout the region with an unknown past. Photos and contact: https://www.instagram.com/lostmassachusetts/

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Weird beard. The story of a persecuted follicle fashion and an unofficial community that vanished before it could become a real town. Also, we talk to a born-and-raised son of Leominster. Photos and contact: https://www.instagram.com/lostmassachusetts/

Sources, links, blog, etc.: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place/f/notown-mass-e19

Norton Furnace (Meadowbrook) and the Copper Works Now a quiet residential area with a hiking trail, the lower portion of Norton was once home to a dense collection of industrial factories. Photos and contact: https://www.instagram.com/lostmassachusetts/

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Working with boy scouts to find what is hidden beneath this spacious state part on the south shore...Photos and contact: https://www.instagram.com/lostmassachusetts/

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The Long Ditch and Mother Brook are the first man-made industrial water ditch projects in America. You can canoe/kayak or hike this area that holds a critical part of our early history. Photos and contact: https://www.instagram.com/lostmassachusetts/

Sources, links, blog, etc.: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place/f/the-long-ditch-and-mother-brook-secrets-of-dedham