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By G.W.Bartlett, March 24, 2026
Settlement of Weymouth Marker view
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1 ► Massachusetts, Norfolk County, Weymouth, North Weymouth — Settlement of Weymouth —
In commemoration of the three hundredth anniversary of the settlement of Weymouth and the encounter of the settlers under Miles Standish with the Indians in March 1623 when the Indian Chiefs Pecksuot and Wituwaumet were killed thereby . . . — — Map (db m295954) HM
2 ► Massachusetts, Norfolk County, Quincy, North Quincy — Moswetuset Hummock — Quincy Shore Reservation —
Before colonial times, Native Americans would have seen creeks and wetlands here in Quincy Bay, which provided them with abundant sources of food: shellfish, fish, waterfowl, and migratory birds — even whales. They lived here during spring and . . . — — Map (db m290258) HM
3 ► Massachusetts, Norfolk County, Quincy, North Quincy — Moswetuset Hummock — 1630 - 1930 —
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 m290259) HM
4 ► Massachusetts, Norfolk County, Quincy, North Quincy — Moswetuset Hummock — Arrowhead Hill —
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
 
 
  
 
 
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