The Great Wall of Spite - A New England Legends Podcast

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4.6 • 627 Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2025

⏱️ 20 minutes

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A wall built not for defense… but for revenge. In 1852, Westminster, Massachusetts, farmer Edmund Proctor had had enough of his neighbor Farwell Morse—a fiery religious zealot who openly condemned Proctor for working on the Sabbath. Proctor’s answer? Build a massive colonial stone wall tall enough to block Morse’s view entirely. Join Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger as they walk alongside this towering “Spite Wall,” explore the feud that inspired it, and uncover why it still stands as one of New England’s strangest monuments to pettiness, pride… and pure spite. Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For more episodes join us here each Monday or visit their website to catch up on the hundreds of tales that legends are made of. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ournewenglandlegends.com/category/podcasts/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Jeff Belanger here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jeffbelanger.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Great Wall of Spite - A New England Legends Podcast PLEASE SUPPORT THE ADVERTISERS THAT SUPPORT THIS SHOW Happiness Experiment - ⁠⁠https://go.happinessexperiment.com/begin-aff-o2?am_id=podcast2025&utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=michael⁠⁠ Factor Meals - Get 50% off your first order & Free Shipping at ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.FactorMeals.com/p6050off⁠⁠⁠⁠ & use code: P6050off at checkout Mint Mobile - To get your new wireless plan for just $15 a month, and get the plan shipped to your door for FREE, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.MintMobile.com/P60⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shadow Zine - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://shadowzine.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Love & Lotus Tarot - ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://lovelotustarot.com/

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0:18.9	So we're driving down North Common Road in Westminster, Massachusetts.
0:23.1	Yeah, we are.
0:23.8	And there's a whole bunch of nice houses here, lots of nice properties.
0:27.3	The homes are pretty spread out, and the yards and grounds are pretty big.
0:31.6	A lot of this used to be farmland back in the early colonial settlements.
0:35.3	Yeah, I could see that.
0:36.3	So our destination's coming up at the intersection just ahead,
0:39.4	and you can pull over anywhere you see enough room.
0:41.8	All right.
0:42.3	Got it.
0:51.3	Okay, what we're looking for is right over there.
0:54.4	Where? I only see a stone wall. Is that what we're looking for is right over there. Where? I only see a stone wall. Is that what we're looking for or something on the other side?
0:59.6	No, no, the stone wall is the destination.
1:01.7	Okay.
1:02.2	Ray, we've come to Westminster, Massachusetts to explore the great wall of spite.
1:09.4	Hey there, I'm Jeff Belanger.
1:11.1	Welcome to episode 398 of the New England Legends podcast.
1:14.8	And I'm Ray Osier.
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