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By David Weed, June 27, 2025
Massasoit's Spring / Indian Sachem Massasoit Marker
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1 ► Rhode Island, Bristol County, Warren — Massasoit's Spring / Indian Sachem Massasoit —
This tablet placed beside the gushing water known for many generations as Massasoit's Spring commemorates the great Indian Sachem Massasoit "friend of the White man" ruler of this region when the Pilgrims of the Mayflower landed at . . . — — Map (db m282074) HM
2 ► Rhode Island, Bristol County, Barrington — Osamequin — Great Leader of the Pokanokets —
Osamequin Nature Preserve and Bird Sanctuary is named in honor of the Massasoit (Great Leader) Osamequin (or Ousamequin) of the Pokanoket Tribe. Osamequin, which means Yellow Feather, led his people in helping the settlers of the Plymouth Colony . . . — — Map (db m282075) HM
3 ► Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Plymouth — Massasoit —
Great Sachem of the Wampanoags protector and preserver of the Pilgrims 1621 — — Map (db m299589) HM
4 ► Rhode Island, Bristol County, Warren — Burr's Hill — Royal Pokanoket Burial Site — Sowams Heritage Area —
The Sowams Heritage Area includes Barrington, Bristol, East Providence, Providence, and Warren RI, and Rehoboth, Seekonk and Swansea, MA. Sowams means "Southern Area” and was the historic home of the Pokanokets (later described as Wampanoags) . . . — — Map (db m296118) HM
 
 
  
 
 
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