Entry: October 7, 1927

Today revealed a small treasure of information about Bethlehem at the library. It turns out that the little town is the Hay fever relief center of New England. Also, it was called Lloyd's Hill at one time but I can find no reason for the name change. I have, also, found a topographical map and an US Geological Survey Map of the area. It seems as though besides having a high iron content in the soil, there is also a strong presence of Radium. This leads to the luminescence of some of the local areas.

As for the tribes that lived in the area, I have found some information on the Abenaki. This is a dead tribe that once lived in the Bethlehem area. Some of their legends speak of an area of bad medicine. I wonder if this is the radiated areas with high concentrations of radium. It will be worth checking out if I can find some of these spots. Funny thing about the Abenaki is that they were stone workers living in an area of radioactive stones. I wonder if that had some kind of hand in their extinction, besides any Pox cover blankets they may have been given.

Better get some rest need to pack in the morning and then several hours on the road.