The Bennington Triangle in Haunted Vermont

The Bennington Triangle is an area located in southwestern Vermont that has been a place with mysterious occurrences for decades. The name “The Bennington Triangle” was actually first used by a radio broadcaster and author named Jospeh A. Citro in 1992 when he was recounting the story involving six people going missing there between 1945 and 1950.

The Bennington Triangle was further popularized by several novels including Shadow Child which delved deep into the mystery of these missing people as well as local legends surrounding the area.
Though the exact area within the triangle is not defined, it generally centers on Glastonbury Mountain and encompasses the surrounding towns. Although they were once considered bustling logging and industrial towns, they began to slow down in the late 19th century. Since then many have become ghost towns. Of the six people who went missing there, only two bodies were ever found. According to Citro’s own book, Passing Strange: True Tales of New England Hauntings and Horrors, the Native Americans who lived in the area have always refused to go near Glastenbury Mountain, with the exception of burying their dead, believing that the mountain was cursed by the struggle of the four winds.

Since the 1800s there have been numerous reports of strange occurrences. People have apparently seen strange lights in the sky or heard sounds that have no explanations. The Bennington Monster, sometimes thought to be Bigfoot, was first reported in the early 19th century when it rushed at a stagecoach, knocked it over, and ran away. Another case involved a sawmill worker in 1892 who bludgeoned another man to death because voices had told him to do it. Having been shot before anyone could investigate, this mystery remained unsolved. All of these strange occurrences and more have fed into the mystery of The Bennington Triangle. Visitors beware.