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The Bennington Triangle: Mysterious Disappearances and Ancient Legends

The ConfessionalsFebruary 5, 202556 min36,435 views
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The Bennington Triangle Anomaly

  • 📌 The Bennington Triangle, located in southwestern Vermont, is known for a series of mysterious disappearances and strange phenomena.
  • ⚠️ The area gained notoriety in the 1990s after an author detailed its anomalies, which date back to the 1800s.

Historical Anomalies and Creatures

  • 👹 Legends of the "Glastonberry Monster," a hairy, man-like creature, date back to the 1800s, with one account describing an attack on a stagecoach.
  • 👤 Reports also emerged of the "Glastonberry Wild Man," a cave-dwelling individual who terrorized women in the area.
  • 🔪 Two murders occurred in the late 1800s: John Crowley was bludgeoned to death by a coworker who claimed to hear voices, and John Harbor was found shot and left to bleed out.

The Five Disappearances

  • 🌲 In 1945, 70-year-old hunter Midy Rivers vanished near Bickford Hollow, leaving behind only a handkerchief with money.
  • 🚶‍♀️ In 1946, Bennington College sophomore Paula Weiden disappeared while hiking on Glastonberry Mountain, despite extensive search efforts.
  • 🚌 In 1949, James E. Tedford vanished from a bus traveling through the Bennington Triangle, with no trace found.
  • 🐖 In 1950, 8-year-old Paul Jebson disappeared from a truck at the Bennington County Dump, his scent vanishing at a fork in the road.
  • 🏕️ Also in 1950, Freda Langer disappeared while hiking near her family's camp, though her body was found months later near the Somerset Reservoir, with a history of brain surgery potentially explaining blackouts.

Ancient Legends and Modern Sightings

  • 🗿 Mysterious stone structures, known as "karens," are found on Glastonberry Mountain, with origins debated but potentially predating Native American settlements.
  • 🐍 Native American legends speak of an enchanted stone that could swallow people whole, linking to the area's paranormal nature.
  • 🛸 Recent sightings of strange lights, including silo-like objects in 1984 and a farmer's report of electrocuted cows arranged in a circle, suggest ongoing anomalies.
  • disorientation and confusion, similar to historical accounts and other documented anomalous locations.

Conclusion

  • 🤔 The Bennington Triangle remains a mystery, with speculation ranging from strange coincidences to sinister paranormal activity influencing the area's history and disappearances.
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