The Pine Tree Riot

New England Legends Podcast

Jeff Belanger

History, Paranormal, Ghosts, Folklore, Places & Travel, Monsters, Society & Culture, Legends, Newengland

4.8 • 951 Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2025

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

In Episode 405 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger head to Weare, New Hampshire, to witness the Pine Tree Riot of 1772. Though few have heard of it, this unique act of violent revolt in the woods of New Hampshire led to the Boston Tea Party and eventually the American Revolution. We explore how it all went down.

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0:00.0	Ray, it's a nice day for a stroll along Route 114 in southern New Hampshire. Weather's good, and I see some construction projects going on behind us. Yeah, yeah, sure, but where are we going? Exactly. Hmm? No, I asked, where are we going? And I said, you're correct. What? No, I've never been to what. I've never even heard of it. Where? Right. What? There you go again. Do you know where we are? I think I'm having deja vu. I get that. We've been here before. Where? Yes. And it feels like we've said this before. We may have. Okay. Why are we back? Ray, we've returned to Ware, New Hampshire, to witness the pine tree riot.
0:40.3	Hey, I'm Jeff Belanger.
0:45.3	And I'm Ray Osier.
0:46.3	Welcome to episode 405 of the New England Legends podcast.
0:50.3	We're on a mission to chronicle every legend in New England one story at a time.
0:56.1	And we're glad you're riding along with us.
1:01.5	We're always on the hunt for odd history, ghosts, monsters, UFOs, roadside oddities,
1:05.2	and all the wicked strange things that make New England like no other place.
1:10.3	So many of our story leads come from you, so please reach out to us anytime through our website.
1:13.5	We'll explore the pine tree riot, writer for this word, from our sponsor.
1:19.3	So, a pine tree riot?
1:19.7	Right.
1:21.1	In where, New Hampshire?
1:22.4	This was the place, yeah.
1:25.0	So the pine trees themselves rioted?
1:27.4	No, the pine trees did what pine trees do. It was the people who rioted.
1:29.3	And I can tell you, the riot was violent and is considered a significant stepping stone
1:34.3	in the founding of a new nation.
1:36.3	Really? This isn't something I've heard of before.
1:38.3	No, me neither. And I don't think a lot of people have.
1:41.3	But many consider it a precursor to the Boston Tea Party.
1:45.0	Wow, so we're talking revolutionary days.
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