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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Easton

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Easton, Massachusetts

Updated June 17, 2024

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Ames Mansion at Borderland State Park

Easton, Massachusetts

Borderland State Park Mansion

The sprawling, eccentric estate of Ames and Ames, a brilliant botanist, and a genius inventor and artist.

Easton, Massachusetts

Selee Satanic Mill Marker

A sign marks the location of an 18th-century sawmill allegedly owned by a wizard who employed Satanic imps.
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West Bridgewater, Massachusetts

Hockomock Swamp

Tales of ghosts, cryptids, and true crime rise from the murky waters of the largest freshwater wetland in Massachusetts.
4 miles from Easton

West Bridgewater, Massachusetts

Solitude Stone

This solitary stone engraved with a poem from 1852 has a mysterious and tragic past.
5 miles from Easton
Gravestone of Deborah Sampson Gannett.

Sharon, Massachusetts

Deborah Sampson's Gravestone

She become one of the first women to serve in the United States military by secretly dressing like a man.
6 miles from Easton

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Bridgewater Seal Statue

This large granite seal outside a Massachusetts funeral home comes with a surprising dedication.
8 miles from Easton
William Rosenberg built an empire upon his fried-dough foundation.

Sharon, Massachusetts

Grave of Dunkin' Donuts founder

The grave of William Rosenberg, founder of Dunkin Donuts (now Dunkin') with shops coast to coast in the US and 42 countries worldwide.
8 miles from Easton
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