Related Historical Markers

By Ralph Cahoon

In the Miery Swamp Marker

SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER

1 ► Rhode Island, Bristol County, Bristol — In the Miery Swamp — King Philip Fell —

Near Tower Street (at milepost 0.7), 0.2 miles south of Tower Street.

In the 'Miery Swamp,' 100 feet W.S.W. from this spring, according to tradition, King Philip fell, August 12, 1676, O.S. — — Map (db m307142) HM

2 ► Rhode Island, Bristol County, Warren — Early Warren and the start of King Philip's War —

On Child Street (Rhode Island Route 103) at Hugh Cole Road, on the right when traveling east on Child Street.

The town of Warren was first settled by people from the Pokanoket Tribe, later known as the Wampanoag. The Pokanoket controlled the land from Plymouth to the eastern shores of Narragansett Bay. In 1620, “Osamequin”, which translates as “Yellow . . . — — Map (db m301430) HM

3 ► Rhode Island, Bristol County, Warren — Early Warren and the start of King Philip's War —

On Child Street (Rhode Island Route 103) at Hugh Cole Road, on the right when traveling east on Child Street.

The town of Warren was first settled by people from the Pokanoket Tribe, later known as the Wampanoag. The Pokanoket controlled the land from Plymouth to the eastern shores of Narragansett Bay. In 1620, “Osamequin”, which translates as “Yellow . . . — — Map (db m301430) HM

4 ► Massachusetts, Bristol County, Dighton — Dighton Council Oak — Meeting Place of the Wampanoag Indians —

Near 1996 Elm Street.

Dighton Council Oak Meeting Place of the Wampanoag Indians Here King Philip met with his braves. This tree marks the center of the “old field”. Near here was the largest Indian settlement in Dighton. — — Map (db m301420) HM WM

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