New England Legends

In this episode of New England Legends, we head to the picturesque Berkshires of Western Massachusetts, where the mountains hide a dark secret: a haunted train tunnel known as "The Bloody Pit." Opened in 1875, almost 200 lives were lost during the construction of the 4.75-mile long Hoosac Tunnel.

Did Battle of Bennington P.O.W. Hendrick Roddemore put up the first decorated Christmas tree in New England in a tiny shack in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, in 1777? Jeff Belanger finds out the real story in this episode of New England Legends.

Roger Williams is the founder of Rhode Island, but by the time of his death in 1683, most of his political cache had been used up. He was buried in an unassuming family plot in Providence. But almost two centuries later Rhode Islanders found themselves rather proud of their radical founder. They believed his grave deserved better, so his remains were exhumed and that's when things got weird...