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The historic Moswetuset
Hummock sits on the north end of
Wollaston beach overlooking Quincy Bay
in eastern Massachusetts. Moswetuset,
meaning “shaped like an arrowhead,” was the name of
the Moswetuset or Massachusett Native
American tribe from which the  Commonwealth of
Massachuesetts derives its name. The
thickly-wooded hill was the summer seat of
the tribe’s Sachem Chickatabot
because of its view of the surrounding
area and proximity to the bay, salt
marshes, and the Blue Hills. It was here
that Chickatabot
met with Myles Standish of the
Plymouth Colony in 1621 as the colonists
began their early trade with the
Indians.
Professor
Randall Stephens’ 2011 class Critical
Readings in History (HI310), at
Eastern Nazarene College created this
site. It pulls together various
historical resources pertaining to
Moswetuset Hummock and provides links to
related historical sites. The
students who sunk plenty of time and
effort into creating this web resource
include: Austin Steelman, Alex Foran,
Kenneth White, Camson Tran, Julianna
MacFarland, and Jonathan Baboian.
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