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By Conrad Ward, November 17, 2024
Moswetuset Hummock Marker
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1 ► Massachusetts, Norfolk County, Quincy, North Quincy — Moswetuset Hummock — 1630 - 1930 —
On Quincy Shore Drive just east of East Squantum Street, on the right when traveling west.
Moswetuset Hummock was the seat of Chickatawbut, Sagamore of the Massachusetts Indians; adjoining were their planting grounds. "Massachusetts" means "at the Great (Blue) Hills." With Chickatawbut Governor Winthrop made a treaty which was never . . . — — Map (db m295833) HM
2 ► Massachusetts, Norfolk County, Quincy, North Quincy — Moswetuset Hummock — Arrowhead Hill —
Near East Squantum Street north of Lexington Street, on the right when traveling north.
The seat of the Sachem of that tribe of Indians from which the Colony, the Province, and the Commonwealth derive the name of Massachusetts — — Map (db m290257) HM
3 ► Massachusetts, Norfolk County, Quincy, Merrymount — Maypole Park — Established 1625 —
On Ridgeway Drive at Ridgeway Drive, on the right when traveling north on Ridgeway Drive.
This park is featured on the official seal of the City of Quincy — — Map (db m295936) HM
4 ► Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Hingham, Wompatuck State Park — Chief Wompatuck —
On Healthy Heart Trail 0.3 miles east of Union Street, on the right when traveling east.
Josiah Wompatuck was born in 1627. He was the son of Chief Chikataubut of the Massachusetts tribe. In 1633, Chief Chikataubut died of smallpox and Wompatuck was taken in and raised by his uncle, a member of the Wampanoag tribe. Wompatuck became . . . — — Map (db m308387) HM
5 ► Massachusetts, Norfolk County, Canton — Ponkapoag Plantation — 1630 - 1930 —
On Washington Street (Massachusetts Route 138) south of Homans Lane, on the right when traveling south.
The north line of Ponkapoag Plantation second of the Apostle Eliot's Praying Indian towns, set apart by the Dorchester Proprietors in 1657. — — Map (db m308384) HM
6 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Roxbury — The First People of Roxbury — Roxbury Heritage State Park —
On Roxbury Street east of John Eliot Square, on the right when traveling west.
People have lived in the Roxbury area since the last glaciers melted 14,000 years ago. As the climate warmed, glacial melt flooded rivers and coasts, creating a diverse ecosystem. Forests and waters supported abundant game, fish, and shellfish, as . . . — — Map (db m295836) HM
 
 
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