River Donaghey grew up in a cult. Or at least that’s what some people called it. His parents called it a “personal-growth seminar group.” Its leader called it “one big happy family.” But there was a dark side to the world River grew up in. One he never heard about as a kid. In the 1970s and 80s, a self-help company called Lifespring took America by storm. Hundreds of thousands of people walked out of Lifespring as true believers, convinced that the seminars had the power to change the world. ...
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In Smithfield, Rhode Island, out in the middle of the woods, there are the remains of an old village that disappeared over 100 years ago. A ghost town known as Hanton City, sometimes called Haunted City or the Lost City.
To Visit: Walk the Hanton City Hiking Trail, starting from 70 W. Reservoir Rd in Smithfield. About 3/4 of a mile or so in (I didn't map it exactly) you'll see the remains of an old cellar on your right in a clearing.
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- Remembering Smithfield: Sketches of Apple Valley
- Hanton City, Rhode Island
- The Diary of Thomas Vernon: A Loyalist, Banished from Newport by the Rhode Island General Assembly 1776
- Are There Ghosts in Smithfield's “Haunted City?”
- Benjamin Harrington, of Providence (c.1618 - 1694) - Genealogy
- They Live Alone in Ghost Towns - The New York Times
- Ghost Towns - Why do we love abandoned places?
- Ghost town - Wikipedia
- William Harrington or Herrington
- Herendeen Descendants Report
- Town of Smithfield History
- HistoricandArchitectural Resources of Smithfield, Rhode Island:
- Hanton City Road Area -... - Greater Rhode Island Roaming | Facebook
- The Early Records of the Town of Providence
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