Lost Massachusetts

Mysterious (or not so much) manmade(?) cave in Upton - Attributed to various groups but still unsolved, the Upton Chamber is one of hundreds of structures throughout the region with an unknown past. It is, however, the largest and most accessible (and probably the coldest).

"The Upton Stone Chamber is part of Upton Heritage Park located at 18 Elm Street. The park is now open to the public. The chamber and the nearby stone cairns on Pratt Hill are on the National Register. In 2011, the entrance to the chamber was restored by master stonemason David Stewart-Smith and David Wiggins. As part of the restoration project, archaeologists from John Milner Associates conducted an archaeological investigation." (stonestructures.org)

"...no artifacts have been found inside Upton Stone Chamber or most of the other stone chambers for that matter. So, what was the purpose of the stone chamber in Massachusetts?" (ancientpages.com)

A Visit to the Upton Chamber (newenglandfolklore.blogspot.com)

"A six foot high fourteen foot long tunnel leads into the mammoth chamber. The chamber is twelve feet in diameter and twelve feet high and beehive in shape, like a large stone igloo. Upton chamber is an amazing work of dry masonry with a cap stone weighing several tons." (strange-new-england.com)

The official site of the Tribal Government and Citizens of Nipmuc Nation (nipmucnation.org)

Christopher W Pittman - "Cellar Walls" list of mysterious structures in New England (cellarwalls.com)

Stone Structures & Rock Art (neara.org)

Now Mostly Forgotten, Root Cellars Were Once Fundamental to American Settlers (dustyoldthing.com)

Chamber of mystery (archive.boston.com)

Cooling Takes Off in the Roaring Twenties (achrnews.com)

Pleiades: The Seven Sisters Star Cluster (space.com)

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Music Courtesy of Free Music Archive (freemusicarchive.org)