Cursed Land? Theories On The Bridgewater Triangle

When the colonists explored the area south and west of Plimouth Colony, they found many abandoned Wampanoag villages. Much of the land around these ghostly vacant villages was littered with the skulls and bones of Wampanoag people who died from a devastating smallpox invasion brought to New England in 1617 by Captain John Smith. By the time the mayflower landed, the numbers of natives had been reduced to a “manageable” number.

Where the belts were stored for the next nine months or so is unknown. Possibly they were kept at a private residence in Swansea. But we do know that the belt that in the spring of 1677, the belts were sent to the King of England. And were never received.

In the 1980s, a paranormal investigator of the Bridgewater Triangle spoke with a Wampanoag chief from Raynham. The meeting was completely random, but the two started talking. The investigator claims the old chief told him that until these ancient royal possessions are returned to the Wamponoag Nation, there would be no peace on the land. He said that “a very special curse” was placed by his ancestors on the land that was stolen from them so long ago.

In the 1990s members of The Rehoboth Historical Society wrote a letter to Prince Charles asking for a search of England’s archives and museums for the missing Wampum Belt. According to Charles Turek Robinson in his book, True New England Mysteries, Ghosts, Crimes and Oddities, what resulted was “what might become the most thorough and comprehensive search to date in England.” But the belt was never found.

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Source: http://www.thebridgewatertriangle.com/2012/10/cursed-land-theories-on-bridgewater.html