Case: GG-2026-114
Status: Active
Documentation rating: C
Location: Cape Ann, Massachusetts
Dogtown (originally the Commons Settlement) is a 3,600-acre inland forested expanse, ghost town, and boulder-strewn plateau located on the elevated interior of Cape Ann between Gloucester and Rockport, Massachusetts. Established in 1642 to shield early colonists from coastal pirates and naval bombardment, the settlement collapsed following the American Revolution, degenerating into a desolate social sanctuary populated by war widows, social outcasts, feral dog packs, and accused practitioners of regional folk magic (the "Witches of Dogtown") before its total abandonment in the 1830s. Today, Do…
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