Where is witches road smithfield ri

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We love how these odd stories bring people together in a time when we need that more than ever. JEFF: That we are. Though today it looks pretty different. Okay, check that out just ahead. We passed a couple of houses on the road, but not many. And… Okay, that is a strange intersection for sure. RAY: It looks like someone made a mistake when laying down these roads.

But this is not the original tree. It was just a few years ago that this spot looked very different. RAY: Yup… that looks like the first sprout of an oak tree. PAUSE Smithfield was first settled by Europeans in as a farming community, and it was officially incorporated as a town in Today, in , mills are starting to pop up around town as manufacturing moves in to support the growing population of the region.

JEFF: Time passes, and this tree grows along with the community around it. The oak roots worm through the ground, gripping the bowels of Smithfield as it pushes itself higher toward the sun. RAY: Trails right nearby this growing tree eventually turn into dirt roads for wagons and horses.

RAY: In the twentieth century, dirt roads give way to paved roads, and property lines get drawn with precision. And pretty soon, this intersection is seeing activity.

RAY: But that little sapling is all grown up now. JEFF: Still, the plans for the road are clear. And now the property lines on all sides of the intersection are set. Either the tree has to go, or it becomes part of the intersection. Plus, if you do a proper job and kill it, those big roots spidering underneath the road are going to rot over time and it could cause parts of the road to sink, creating some hellacious pot holes.

RAY: So maybe leaving the tree up in the intersection was the best possible decision at the time? The good news is, most of the accidents here are fender-benders. Still, some drivers seem to really struggle with getting around a giant tree in the road. RAY: More years mean more scrapes and accidents. Not only is the town placing caution signs on the trees to alert drivers, but locals are starting to graffiti the old, scarred oak tree.

Especially in late fall as its leaves turn color and then drop. JEFF: There it is sticking right out of the blacktop. One instance occurred in Pennsylvania in , when woodcutters discovered a skeleton clad in tattered clothing in a hollow tree trunk. Access could only have been gained through a small hole located high in the tree. How it came to be there remained a mystery. On March 12, , a lone traveler was robbed and killed by two bandits who disposed of his body under the tree.

His ghost reportedly haunted the area ever since. OK, by a show of hands, how many saw that coming? Me either. It was certainly a clever way to advertise, and it makes more sense than driving backwards in the dark without headlights.

Happy Halloween! All Rights Reserved. Since the fountain is from , it is not in the best condition and we recommend you don't test this legend out or you may never return to life itself. Also, look out for Edgar Allen Poe's ghost at the Athenaeum, as many locals claim he still visits. Many residents claim if you drive around the tree three times and head in a certain direction you will be followed by a phantom; no chance it's a cop.

The Perron family experienced some unnerving events that resulted in them moving out. The home is now occupied by folks who claim they have experienced the spook but not to the same extent. Ghosts and glowing orbs have been reported to wander the grounds. It was torn down in , leaving Rhode Island without the haunted abandoned mental hospital that is required by New England's by-laws.

Total strangers have reported the same sightings of a ghost boy and his dog, a little girl who lingers in the same spot and a toddler ghost on a tricycle. Those who say they have encountered her ghost can barely speak of the experience.