Myths and Legends of Our Own Land

America's own folklore, collected county by county: the treasure and the cats at Harry Main's, the headless skeleton of Swamptown, the storm ship of New Haven, and several hundred more.

The Silence Broken

2 pages in this part of Myths and Legends of Our Own Land.

The Silence Broken

T was in 1734 that Joist Hite moved from boys, and helped to make a settlement on the Shenandoah twelve miles south of Woodstock.

The Silence Broken: Aaron

But Peter was too delicate to keep up, and there came a day when he could go no farther. The red men consulted for a few moments, then all…

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