OK Ron, time for a picture and a history lesson.
Every time I drive off the Squantum peninsula I pass by Moswetuset Hummock which is a National Historic Site about 1 mile from my house. Squantum is named after Squanto, the Native American guide to Captain Myles Standish. They visited the Quincy area with an exploring party of Plymouth Pilgrims in 1621. The site was traditionally a popular place for Native Americans because it had fish, shellfish, and planting fields near the shore, and the upland portion of the area had deer. It was also the summer seat of Chickatawbut, the local Wampanoag sachem (chief), in the early 17th century. In the late fall, the Native Americans who lived there followed the Neponset River inland to the Blue Hills, where they stayed for the winter.
The center of the Hummock is called Arrowhead Hill and was the seat of Chief Chickatabot of the Indian tribe from which the Commonwealth of Massachusetts derives its name. The Indian words for arrow head (mos) and hill (wetuset) were combined to name the region. Later after the first English settlers mangled the word, it somehow came out “Massachusetts”!
The site is a mixture of woodland trails and open marshland which has a short loop trail, offering views of Quincy Bay and the 144-acre Squantum Marsh. It is also a very good place to go fishing.
By the way, I am a descendant of a passenger on the Mayflower. You may bow down and kiss my ring if you would like too.
I told you I was not white trash!
