The Mystery of The Leatherman's Cave - A New England Legends Podcast

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🗓️ 9 September 2024

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger hike the woods of Watertown, Connecticut, searching for the site of one of the mysterious, Leatherman’s caves. In 1883, a mysterious figure known only as "The Leather Man" began to appear with eerie regularity across 41 towns in Connecticut, tracing a 365-mile loop every 34 days. For six years, he haunted this trail, his arrival as predictable as the passage of time, until his death on March 20, 1889. First spotted in 1857, The Leather Man was once seen wandering as far north as Vermont and Canada. Yet, despite his unsettling presence, his true identity remains shrouded in mystery. No one knew his name, his past, or what drove him. He was defined by the relentless path he walked—a path that ultimately claimed his life. As towns expanded and roads overtook his trail, The Leather Man became a ghostly legend, a phantom lost to time, leaving only whispers of his existence in the shadows of history. The Mystery of The Leatherman's Cave - A New England Legends Podcast 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/ SUPPORT THE ADVERTISERS THAT SUPPORT THIS SHOW This Show is Sponsored by BetterHelp - www.BetterHelp.com/P60 for 10% off your first month. Mint Mobile - To get your new wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month, and get the plan shipped to your door for FREE, go to www.MintMobile.com/P60 Haunted Magazine - https://bit.ly/hauntedmagazine Tarot Readings by Winnie - www.darknessradio.com/love-lotus-tarot

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0:29.5	So we parked our car at Black Rock State Park. We did. And now we're hiking this 2.3 mile trail into the woods that straddles Thomaston and Watertown, Connecticut. That's the plan. Okay. Now I got a small backpack with me, got some water and some snacks. Of course, my emergency kit should anything bad happen. Good. But, you know, considering how popular this place is for walks and hikes, and there's really not much danger here. And the trail isn't that challenging either. Yeah, but still, it's a nice summer day for this. And the views are great as we go higher up the trail. Yeah, they are. It's beautiful up here. But can you imagine if we were completely covered in heavy, heavy clothes and carrying a bag that weighed maybe another 30 pounds or more.
1:11.6	No. Why would we do it? Why would anybody do that?
1:14.7	Well, that's a mystery, but it doesn't mean someone didn't spend decades of his life doing just that.
1:20.6	We're on this trail in Black Rock State Park, searching for a cave that was once a regular shelter
1:25.8	for a wandering vagabond called The Leatherman.
1:34.2	Hello, I'm Jeff Belanger.
1:35.6	Welcome to episode 357 of the New England Legends podcast.
1:39.9	We're on a mission to chronicle every legend in New England one story at a time.
1:43.7	And I'm Ray Osier. Thanks for hiking along with us. Please be sure to subscribe to our podcast
1:48.3	wherever you get your podcast because it's free. If you could post a review for us,
1:52.6	that would also help a lot because most of our story leads do come from you. The more people
1:57.1	will listen, the more stories that come in. Well, 357 so far if you're keeping score.
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