Finally got to stop here on the 9th of May. Busy day exploring trying toi catch things before traffic becomes a nightmare.
This also included the monument to Squanto.
SOMEWHERE WITHIN GUNSHOT
OF THIS STONE LIES THE
REMAINS OF SQUANTO, INDIAN
GUIDE, FRIEND AND COUNSELOR
OF THE PLYMOUTH COLONY,
WHO DIED IN 1622 ON THE
SLOOP "SWAN" IN STAGE HARBOR.
Chatham Historical Society
1955
should get a lighter shot of this
William Nickerson
SITE OF FIRSRT SETTLER'S HOME
THE HOUSE OF WILLIAM NICKERSON
BUILT ABOUT 1664 , STOOD SOUTH 51
DEGREES WEST AT A DISTANCE OF 19 1/5
RODS ( ABOUT 105 YARDS) FROM THIS
MARKER. HE WAS THE FIRST SETTLER
IN MONOMOIT WHERE HE PURCHASED
FROM THE INDIANS MOST OF WHAT IS
NOW CHATHAM
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WEE DO NOT DESIRE TO LIVE ALONE BUT ARE
WILLING TO RECEIVE SOE MANY INHABITANTS AS
AS THERE IS LAND TO ACCOMODATE THEM WITH
SO THAT WEE MAY GOE ON IN A WAY OF PEACE
AND LOVE FOR THE GLORY OF GOD, AND THE
GOOD AND WELFARE OF THE GOVERNMENT AND
THE INLARGEMENT THEREOF AND THE GOOD
ONE OF ANOTHER.
WILLIAM NICKERSON TO THE COURT AT
PLYMOUTH 4 JULY 1669 (?)
Priscilla Eldredge and
Caleb Nickerson , Mariner
c. 1829
benches for Burton Derrick and Scott Nickerson
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