"In the new Code of Laws, which I suppose, it will be necessary for you to make, I desire you would Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favourable to them than your ancestors. Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the . . . — — Map (db m299644) HM
"Frugality, Industry, and economy are the Lessons of the day, at least, they must be fore me, or my small Boat will suffer shipwreck." Abigail Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, April 13, 1776 — — Map (db m299647) HM
Abigail Smith Adams 1744 - 1818 First Lady to our second President John Adams and one of the most respected and influential women in our great nation’s early history. “Remember the Ladies” — — Map (db m299839) HM
Abigail Adams was born November 11, 1744 in Weymouth, to Elizabeth Quincy Smith and Reverend William Smith, pastor of Weymouth's First Church. Abigail's mother and grandmother Quincy taught her social graces, as well as homemaking and handiwork . . . — — Map (db m301862) HM
In September of 1622, sixty Englishmen arrived near this spot to trade for beaver pelt. They had been sent by London merchant Thomas Weston, the former financier of the Pilgrim settlement at Plymouth. They arrived too late to plant a crop and . . . — — Map (db m295973) HM
Site of first “Town House” Here in 1852 at the geographical
center of Weymouth was built the first “Town House” or Town Hall, later used as a high school. During King Philip’s War in 1675, this was the location nearest to Boston at which settlers . . . — — Map (db m296638) HM
Grape Island Alarm
Sunday May 21, 1775
From this site Weymouth militiamen repulsed an attempt by the British to secure supplies from Grape Island for General Howe's beleaguered Army in Boston — — Map (db m300102) HM WM
Welcome to Great Esker Park, 237 acres of uniquely preserved forest and salt marsh along the Weymouth Back River. Great Esker Park is Weymouth's largest open space and features a unique geological landmark known as an esker, a long winding ridge of . . . — — Map (db m301861) HM
Welcome to Great Esker Park, 237 acres of uniquely preserved forest and salt marsh along the Weymouth Back River. Great Esker Park is Weymouth's largest open space and features a unique geological landmark known as an esker, a long winding ridge of . . . — — Map (db m300003) HM
Welcome to Great Esker Park, 237 acres of uniquely preserved forest and salt marsh along the Weymouth Back River. Great Esker Park is Weymouth's largest open space and features a unique geological landmark known as an esker, a long winding ridge of . . . — — Map (db m300011) HM
Weymouth had three railroad stations on the Greenbush Line: Weymouth, North Weymouth (also known as Weymouth Heights), and East Weymouth. In addition to the main line, after 1870, the Weymouth Branch Freight Railroad was incorporated to provide . . . — — Map (db m300036) HM
According to state data, the herring population in Weymouth's Back River dropped from 347,000 in 2001 to 80,000 herring in 2005. In the late 1800's reported catches were in the millions. The herring run has been a part of life in Weymouth for . . . — — Map (db m299504) HM
1622 • Wessagusset Settlement
1648 • First mention of herring in town records.
1724 • Alewife Committee established to protect and utilize the alewife. 5 shilling fine for blocking passage of alewives.
1734 • Tax abatement to Samuel Bates' . . . — — Map (db m299443) HM
In 1635, Joseph Hull led a group of 106 settlers, on the Marygould, to Massachusetts Bay. Many of them originated in the West Country village of Batcombe in Somerset. They were humble farmers, shepherds and artisans. Arriving in June at . . . — — Map (db m295967) HM
Near this site took place on April 19, 1676 the Last Indian Attack on Weymouth. This attack was the high water mark of King Philip's War being the nearest point to Boston ever reached by King Philip's forces.
Erected by the Society . . . — — Map (db m297528) HM WM
Algonquin speaking hunter-gatherers arrived in southeast New England thousands of years ago. The Massachusett tribe inhabited the land along the Mystic, Charles, Nesponset, Montiquot, and North Rivers, and much of the interior territory. Their . . . — — Map (db m308386) HM
Welcome to Osprey Overlook Park, a recovered, natural setting that overlies an existing landfill and provides passive recreation opportunities and environmental education. Its use is governed by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental . . . — — Map (db m300027) HM
On October 21, 2001 these puddingstone memorials were dedicated as symbols of hope that the souls of the first inhabitants of Wessagussett, the Massachusetts Indians and the first settlers of Weymouth, the Weston Colonists, have . . . — — Map (db m295969) HM
This marker commemorates the men and women who achieved American independence. These Patriots, believing in the noble cause of liberty, fought valiantly to found a new nation.
1775-1783
Presented by Massachusetts State Society . . . — — Map (db m296875) WM
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
This scenic 36-acre peninsula, extending nearly half a mile into Hingham Bay, was acquired by the Commonwealth in 1978. Operated as a Nike anti-aircraft missile launch facility from 1959 to 1974, it was one of a dozen such sites that ringed the . . . — — Map (db m300065) HM WM
Great Esker Park contains 237 acres of uniquely preserved forest and saltmarsh habitat, featuring the longest wooded shoreline in Boston Harbor and a unique geological landmark known as an esker.
An esker is a long ridge of sediment and . . . — — Map (db m302400) HM
