Rock formation with a giant crevice inside which an iron door is set. Park rangers may open it on request.
It was here that he was living when the earthquake struck in 1638.
The foundation under the cave split open and Veale's cave tumbled
in upon him, forever sealing him in what is now known as
Dungeon Rock.
The iron door inside the crevice of the rock formation was locked,
when I “expected the grave site” during a
Lynn Woods hiking trip
in October 2021. Behind the door is the cave that was newly
excavated by Hiram Marble,
who, in 1852, built a house at the rock site and moved there with
his wife and son to search for “the treasure from
the ghost of Thomas Veale.” But it was never found [3].
References and further reading
[1] Christy K. Robinson. The great New England quake of 1638. marybarrettdyer.blogspot.com, September 7, 2011. URL: http://marybarrettdyer.blogspot.com/2011/09/great-new-england-quake-of-1638.html (accessed: October 13, 2021).[2] The Legend of Dungeon Rock and the Pirate Treasure It Holds. New England Historical Society, updated in 2021. URL: https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/legend-dungeon-rock-pirate-treasure/ (accessed: October 13, 2021).
[3] Dungeon Rock - Lynn, Massachusetts. Atlas Obscura. URL: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/dungeon-rock (accessed: October 13, 2021).
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