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Anawan Rock is a colonial historic site in Rehoboth, Massachusetts. It is a large dome of conglomerate rock ( puddingstone ) located off Winthrop Street ( U.S. Route 44 ) in a wooded site reached by a short footpath.
Anawan Rock, near Rehoboth: Annawan's last camp Sign at Anawan Rock historic site Wampum (1754) Later that year (1676), a captive Indian led a small colonial party under Captain Benjamin Church to Annawan's elevated retreat, now known as Anawan Rock , a hill set in swampland near the Rehoboth River . [ 1 ]
Rehoboth's localities are Four Corners, Hornbine, Kingmans Corner, North Rehoboth, Pecks Corner, Perrys Corner, Perryville, Rehoboth Village, South Rehoboth and Anawan Rock. The town is located 11 miles (18 km) east of Providence, Rhode Island and 50 miles (80 km) south of Boston.
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Captain Church and his soldiers captured Pocasset war chief Anawan on August 28, 1676, at Anawan Rock in Rehoboth, Massachusetts. He was an old man at the time, though a chief captain of Metacomet. His capture marked the final event in King Philip's War, as he was also beheaded.
Annawan or Anawan may refer to: Annawan (chief) (died 1676), a Wampanoag sachem; Anawan Rock, a colonial historic site in Rehoboth, Massachusetts; Annawan, Illinois, a town in Illinois; Annawan Township, in Henry County, Illinois
A map of the Bridgewater Triangle. The Bridgewater Triangle is an area of about 200 square miles (520 km 2) within southeastern Massachusetts in the United States, [1] claimed to be a site of alleged paranormal phenomena, ranging from UFOs to poltergeists, and other spectral phenomena, various bigfoot-like sightings, giant snakes [2] and thunderbirds. [2]
The Anawan Club Clubhouse and Caretaker's House are a pair of historic buildings in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, on the grounds of the Anawan Club, a private recreational club. The clubhouse is a log building built in 1898 on the shore of Warren Upper Reservoir as a hunting and fishing lodge.