FtV – The Man-Eating Apple Tree
New England Legends Podcast
Jeff Belanger
4.9 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 2 February 2026
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 154 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger dig through the history of Providence, Rhode Island, in search of the roots of the story behind a man-eating apple tree that devoured state founder Roger Williams. In 1860, Rhode Island historians exhumed the body of Williams and made a gruesome discovery. This episode first aired September 12, 2019
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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 England Legends.com? |
| 0:11.6 | 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. |
| 0:26.9 | Hey, kids, welcome to the Vault. |
| 0:29.0 | We're glad to have you here in the Vault. |
| 0:31.3 | An odd one. |
| 0:33.1 | One of my favorites, though, this is such a great story. |
| 0:35.9 | The Man Eating Appletree, first aired September 12th, 2019. Enjoy. Ray, it's September in New England, and you know what that means. Of course, it means football, pumpkin, spice, everything. Yeah, yeah. The leaves will soon be changing. Right, right, right, right. All those things, but it also means it's apple picking season. Of course. Yeah, I bring the kids every year. |
| 0:55.1 | Yeah, we do too. And I love eating an apple right off the tree. |
| 0:59.5 | Mmm, I'm with you. |
| 1:01.0 | You know, this week's legend actually involves an apple tree. |
| 1:04.2 | Well, why are we in downtown Providence, Rhode Island? |
| 1:06.8 | Shouldn't we be in an orchard somewhere? |
| 1:08.9 | Because it's inside the old John Brownhouse right here that we'll find what's left of an apple tree that ate a man. |
| 1:16.0 | What? |
| 1:16.6 | And not just any man either. |
| 1:18.8 | This apple tree ate Rhode Island founder Roger Williams. |
| 1:25.5 | Hello, I'm Jeff Belanger. |
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