Chilling New England Legends: The Black Flash, Ocean-Born Mary, Nix’s Mate & Dungeon Rock

Across New England, old harbours, coastal towns, wind-scoured islands, and shadowed woodland have given rise to a variety of legends. From the black-cloaked phantom of Provincetown to Ocean-Born Mary, the cursed island of Nix’s Mate, and the buried pirate treasure said to lie beneath Dungeon Rock.

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Research Links:

https://newenglandfolklore.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-black-flash-of-provincetown-hoax-or.html

https://www.gothichorrorstories.com/gothic-travel/by-location/new-england/cape-cod/the-black-flash-of-provincetown-ma-folk-horror-and-hysteria-from-new-england-echoes-in-the-midwestern-countryside/

https://ptownie.com/history/a-black-flash-in-the-pan-provincetowns-boogeyman/

https://provincetownmagazine.com/2011/10/16/the-black-flash-the-legend-lives-on/

https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/ocean-born-mary-new-hampshire-legend/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_Born_Mary

https://www.nps.gov/places/nixes-mate.htm

https://www.bostonharborislands.org/blog/nixes-mate/

https://historicaldigression.com/2024/10/31/nixs-mate-in-boston-harbor-and-a-pirates-curse/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Fly

https://www.lighthousedigest.com/Digest/StoryPage.cfm?StoryKey=1830

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/dungeon-rock

https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/dungeon-rock-lynn-woods-pirate-treasure-ghost/

https://primaryresearch.org/dungeon-rock/

Thanks so much for listening, and we'll catch up with you again on Thursday.

Sarah and Tobie xx

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