FtV - The Gravelly Point Pirates
New England Legends Podcast
Jeff Belanger
4.9 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 12 January 2026
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 151 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger stroll the grounds around Newport Harbor Lighthouse in Rhode Island, because it's here that 26 men are buried somewhere below the picturesque lighthouse. This was the site of New England's largest state sanctioned mass execution. This is the tale of pirates on the high seas! This episode first aired June 11, 2020
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome, legendary listeners. |
| 0:01.6 | Thanks for tuning in to From the Vault, a second look at some of our classic episodes. |
| 0:06.1 | Look for a new episode every week. |
| 0:07.8 | Now, can you go back and listen on your own at our New Englandledges.com? |
| 0:11.5 | You bet. |
| 0:12.2 | But you won't get the added bonus of an after-the-legion segment featuring new commentary about that episode from your old pals Jeff and Ray. |
| 0:20.4 | So let's open up the New England Legends Vault and revisit another legendary episode. |
| 0:26.7 | Hey kids, welcome to the Vault. |
| 0:28.6 | We're so glad to have you back here in the Vault where you are, matey, we're going to be |
| 0:32.5 | looking for the Gravely Point Pirates. |
| 0:35.0 | First aired June 11th, 2020. |
| 0:37.8 | Enjoy. |
| 0:43.9 | Another week, another lighthouse, Jeff. I'm seeing a trend here. |
| 0:48.1 | Yeah, I get it. It's almost summer. You know, the weather's getting nicer, and I figured Newport, |
| 0:52.8 | Rhode Island, it's beautiful this time of year. It really is. So, why are we standing by the Newport Harbor Lighthouse? Well, like last week's |
| 0:55.3 | adventure in Stratford, Connecticut, the lighthouse is the location, but not the story. Okay, then |
| 1:01.3 | what are we looking for here at the tip of Goat Island? This is where the story of New England's |
| 1:05.6 | largest mass execution ends Ray. Today, we're searching for pirates. |
| 1:15.7 | Hello, I'm Jeff Belanger. And I'm Ray Osier. Welcome to episode 147 of the New England |
| 1:20.6 | Legends podcast. If you give us about 10 minutes, we'll give you something strange to talk |
| 1:24.6 | about today. We are a community of legend seekers who are on a quest to chronicle every legend in New |
| 1:30.0 | England, one story at a time. |
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