Wachoosee River

Wachoosee River or colloquially The Watch-a-Sea (weɪʧuːsi), a river in eastern Franklin County, Massachusetts and located near the Quabbin Reservoir. The river is known for its supernatural and mysterious happenings in the past few hundred years.

History
In the early days before the arrival of Europeans, the region was inhabited by various Native American tribes. Then came many wars between the Red Geese and Bloodfaces who were brutal enemies. Also, many legends about the river as being haunted started to become more and more prevalent in the area. Stories of strange and malevolent creatures that were responsible for the deaths of local tribes and also men who drowned by being pulled out of their canoes.

The Wachoosee River was first visited by settlers of New England in the 18th century and was settled by 1735 for its rich soil and hunting grounds. When the Quabbin Reservoir was planned out the Wachoosee River was chosen as the source of the water. However, this was the beginning of a series of strange and terrifying events. The livestock was found dead scattered across the farms, people became more sickly and also started to die from a strange illness they called the "Witching Bug" because of biting flies that swarmed around the corpses. One day came to a blight that completely wiped out the entire harvest and the ground was left dry with patches of choking vines that killed the rest of the crops. The Wachoosee River was blamed for everything that went wrong. However, blame turned into madness when the survivors went insane and started to eat the soil around them. This was thought to have been caused by a virus that driven them into a manic state.