Great Dismal Swamp
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Sep 14, 2026
Eleanor ConlonHOST
And of course, Hockomock Swamp.
Eleanor ConlonHOST
After your amazing tale of the Great Dismal Swamp last week-
Martin VauxHOST
You
Eleanor ConlonHOST
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Anita AllenGUEST
One was, uh, the only haunting listed was at Mary Baldwin College.
Anita AllenGUEST
There was a Bigfoot sighting in the, uh, swamp, um, out in, out near the coast, Dismal Swamp.
Anita AllenGUEST
And then there was, uh- I think the Wytheville UFO conference, or the Wytheville sighting was on it.
Anita AllenGUEST
That was it.
CathidaGUEST
This one, we go to Virginia.
CathidaGUEST
Swamp Man of the Great Dismal Swamp.
CathidaGUEST
In the 1990s, residents near the Great Dismal Swamp began sharing stories of a swamp man, a feral figure who was said to inhabit the marshy areas.
CathidaGUEST
Descriptions depicted him as dirty with long hair and a wild demeanor.
CathidaGUEST
Locals claimed he would appear at the edges of the swamp, often at dusk, frightening those who ventured too close.
CathidaGUEST
He lurked mysteriously in the shadows after, you know,
Steve StocktonHOST
after.
Steve StocktonHOST
That great dismal swamp, that's a scary place.
Martin VauxHOST
Hope and strength returned.
Martin VauxHOST
He took his bearings by the sun and with growling stomach reached his home that night, bringing his governor inconceivable tidings of a great lake in the center of what men had until then called the Dismal Swamp.
Martin VauxHOST
They renamed me for him, William Drummond, he who dreamed of me for the rest of his days.
Martin VauxHOST
When his time came to perish and go the way of all flesh, those fantasies became a labyrinth, and he still wanders madly through the mere.
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Martin VauxHOST
Well, thank you very much.
Martin VauxHOST
And I did think, you know, okay, there are lots of other stories from within the boundaries of old Virginia that, you know, are quite interesting.
Eleanor ConlonHOST
But the Great Dismal Swamp-
Martin VauxHOST
Mm
John BrandonNARRATOR
One of them on the way was attacked by guerrillas and burned.
John BrandonNARRATOR
At Hampton Roads, Cushing refitted his only remaining boat, and passing through the Dismal Swamp, came to Roanoke Island.
John BrandonNARRATOR
There he gave out that he was bound for Beaufort and steamed away by night to join the fleet which was lying off the mouth of the Roanoke River, the senior officer being Commander W.H. Macomb, whose flagship was the Shamrock.
John BrandonNARRATOR
Here, for the first time, Cushing disclosed to his officers and men the purpose of his expedition.
John BrandonNARRATOR
One of them on the way was attacked by guerrillas and burned.
John BrandonNARRATOR
At Hampton Roads, Cushing refitted his only remaining boat, and passing through the Dismal Swamp, came to Roanoke Island.
John BrandonNARRATOR
There he gave out that he was bound for Beaufort, and steamed away by night to join the fleet which was lying off the mouth of the Roanoke River, the senior officer being Commander W.H. McComb, whose flagship was the Shamrock.
John BrandonNARRATOR
Here, for the first time, Cushing disclosed to his officers and men the purpose of his expedition.
Isaac ButlerGUEST
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Isaac ButlerGUEST
Great Dismal Swamp or whatever in Virginia and, you know, um, they're beautiful, beautiful, beautiful photos.
Isaac ButlerGUEST
Um, I didn't include that because the controversy around her had nothing to do with government money.
Jen JohansHOST
No, okay.
Steve BertrandHOST
Tell me about that spot.
Henry WiseGUEST
Yeah, well, the Snakefoot is the name of the swamp in the book, and that is a made-up swamp, but largely inspired by... historical swamps such as the great dismal swamp which sounds pretty inviting i know um the i think i live there
Steve BertrandHOST
sometimes
Henry WiseGUEST
right um you know it historically it was really it's really fascinating because um there have been minimal archaeological discoveries there but um But the swamp used to be a haven for escaped slaves, maroons that used to be Native Americans used to live in there.
Solomon SmithHOST
They are bounded by natural features, particularly to the north, the Potomac River.
Solomon SmithHOST
On the south, they have the Great Dismal Swamp.
Solomon SmithHOST
To the west, you have the falls of the major tidal rivers that slice across the area and create these massive peninsulas.
Solomon SmithHOST
They're also defined, though, by their native enemies.
Autumn BreonGUEST
She's at the Museum of the African Diaspora in San Francisco.
Autumn BreonGUEST
And she told me about this swamp, the Great Dismal Swamp.
Autumn BreonGUEST
Still exists.
Autumn BreonGUEST
It's in Virginia and North Carolina.
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