Riverside in Gill in Franklin County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
Captain William Turner
Photographed by Don Morfe, May 23, 2013
1. Captain William Turner Marker
Captain William Turner with 145 men surprised and destroyed over 300 Indians encamped at this place May 19, 1676.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the King Philip's War 1675-1676 series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 19, 1676.
Location. 42° 36.75′ N, 72° 32.917′ W. Memorial is in Gill, Massachusetts, in Franklin County. It is in Riverside. It is at the intersection of Mohawk Trail (Route 2/2A) and Riverview Drive, on the right when traveling east on Mohawk Trail. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 24 French King Hwy, Gill MA 01354, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Massachusetts’ Pioneer Valley. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Riverside Village Historic District (approx. Ό mile away); Waterfowl Migration (approx. 0.4 miles away); Songbirds (approx. 0.4 miles away); Nature's Puzzle (approx. 0.4 miles away); Factory Hollow (approx. half a mile away); The View from the French King Bridge (approx. 2.8 miles away); U.S. Post Office (approx. 3 miles away); Spanish-American War Memorial (approx. 3.1 miles away).
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Also see . . . Battle of Turner Falls - Wikipedia.
The Battle of Turner's Falls or Battle of Grand Falls; also known as the Peskeompscut-Wissantinnewag Massacre, was a battle and massacre occurring on May 19, 1676, in the context of King Philip's War in what is present-day Gill and Greenfield, across from Turners Falls on the Connecticut River. The incident marked a turning point in the war, and in the colonization of Algonquian lands by New England settlers.(Submitted on May 6, 2026, by G.W.Bartlett of Hingham, Massachusetts.)
Photographed by Don Morfe, May 23, 2013
2. Captain William Turner Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 7, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 8, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,789 times since then and 79 times this year. Last updated on May 6, 2026, by G.W.Bartlett of Hingham, Massachusetts. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 8, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
