The Woman in the Wilderness

For over three hundred years after their mysterious community vanished, legends of wizardry and supernatural events have circulated among local people. Even today, people gather at the site of the so-called Hermit’s Cave in a remote part of Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park to celebrate what participants believe were part of the community’s secret traditions. The community lived without sect or name. They were most often called The Woman in the Wilderness, in reference to an obscure passage in ...