Beyond The Bridgewater Triangle

In April, 1980, an article appeared in Boston Magazine's "Fringe" section. The article was simply entitled, "The Bridgewater Triangle." After the magazine hit the newstands, not only did many area residents breath a nervous sigh of relief at the realization that their bizarre  encounters in the area did not certify them as insane, but it also introduced the Bridgewater Triangle as a concept to fascinated New Englanders both near and 

The article delineated an area marked by the points of Abington, Massachusetts to the north, Rehoboth to the west and the town of Freetown to the East. The authors, Peter Rodman and Loren Coleman, laid out incredible accounts from UFO sightings to run-ins with Bigfoot and other creatures, it documented everything from murders to mysterious stone sites. The article virtually laid out all the fundamental themes that repeat throughout the history of the area known as the Bridgewater Triangle. 

"Over the years, residents have recognized this particular area of the state for its strange and often sinister character and have taken to dubbing it "the Bridgewater Triangle." The triangle or Hockomock Swamp region covers an area of approximately 200-square miles...UFO sightings, mysterious disappearances, creature sightings, or a high incidence of accidents, violence and crime have been labeled "triangles," the most famous being the "Bermuda Triangle" The term triangle is a commonly accepted way of describing what researchers of strange phenomenon call a 'gateway or window' area which is focus of unexplained activity. The Bridgewater Triangle seems to have been one of the focal areas for a long time," the article states. To this day, the stories outlined in the Boston Magazine article are among the most famous of all the legends of the Bridgewater Triangle. The article blazed a trail for future researchers and in New England folklore in general. Parts of the article were reprinted in both Loren Coleman's "Mysterious America" and "Monsters of the Bay State."

Close to 30-years later, the fascination and stories about the Bridgewater Triangle have only grown. Today the area of the Bridgewater Triangle is globally recognized of one of the ultimate creepy places in the world.