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The Atlas Obscura Podcast

Upton Chamber

The Atlas Obscura Podcast

SiriusXM Podcasts & Atlas Obscura

Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.61.6K Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2022

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

An underground chamber in Upton, MA puzzled some New Englanders while others long knew its ancient origins. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/upton-chamber

Transcript

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0:00.0

Do you want to hold a flashlight, Jack?

0:04.0

I'm happy to do that.

0:06.0

You can hear a big splash behind you.

0:08.0

It's only me.

0:10.0

Doug Harris and Kathy Weaver Taylor

0:12.0

are standing in tall muck boots

0:14.0

in front of it looks like a

0:16.0

shrunken stone door frame built

0:18.0

into the side of a hill.

0:20.0

Go on in!

0:24.0

Kathy crouches a little,

0:26.0

careful not to hit her head

0:28.0

and steps inside.

0:30.0

Doug and I follow behind.

0:32.0

So anything swim around down in here?

0:34.0

I haven't seen anything today.

0:36.0

We make our way through a narrow hallway.

0:38.0

Our feet sinking into a couple of

0:40.0

inches of water pooled at the bottom.

0:44.0

You're almost there.

0:46.0

Tada!

0:48.0

The hallway opens into a big stone dome,

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