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State Park Attractions In Hingham

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Hingham is a town in metropolitan Greater Boston on the South Shore of the U.S. state of Massachusetts in northern Plymouth County. At the 2010 census, the population was 22,157. Hingham is known for its colonial history and location on Boston Harbor. The town was named after Hingham, Norfolk, England, and was first settled by English colonists in 1633.
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  • 1. Wompatuck State Park Hingham
    Wompatuck , known to English settlers as Josiah Sagamore, was a leader of the Mattakeesett tribe of the Massachusett Indians. He was the son of Massachusett sachem Chickatawbut. His name meant snow goose in the Wampanoag language. After Wompatuck's father, Chickatawbut died in 1633, Wompatuck's uncle, Cutshamekin raised him. After Cutshamekin's death around 1655, Wompatuck succeeded him. Wompatuck was an early friend of European settlers. Like his father and uncle, he sold the British the land upon which the city of Boston, Massachusetts, was established in 1629 and other surrounding towns were established. After an harsh attack on his tribe by the Hodenesaunee Iroquois in 1665, he organized a great expedition for retaliation, involving several Massachusett tribes with 600 or 700 warriors,...
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