In the summer of 1692 Gloucester Mass was the target of bizarre attacks by demonic soldiers who could not be killed or tracked. Evil spirits? Panic? Imagination? Or something very real and explainable. Show Notes: https://lostmassachusetts.com/a-lost-place/f/details-and-links-for-episode-5---phantom-leaguers

The Gloucester Leagers of Massachusetts (legendsofamerica.com)

Benjamin Church (military officer) : biography (fampeople.com)

HISTORY OF FRENCH COLONIAL AMERICA (historyworld.net)

The story of New France: the cradle of modern Canada (nationalgeographic.com)

French and Indian War (history.com)

Beginner’s Guide to the French and Indian Wars, All Six of Them (newenglandhistoricalsociety.com)

King William’s War: New England’s Mournful Decade (historynet.com)

The Nine Years’ War in Canada- 1688: Setting (mysteriesofcanada.com)

New France Map (sites.austincc.edu)

King Williams War Map (philschatz.com)

"Bearskin Neck was named by fishermen who saw the bearskin Ebenezer Babson had left to dry on the rocks" (goodmorninggloucester.com)

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