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| Monadnock Hiker |
Posted - August 31 2024 : 6:52:34 PM
Massachusetts Establishes Land Grants:
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Facilitating the move west for its inhabitants, in 1735 the Massachusetts General Court established 32 land grants or “plantations” along the upper Connecticut River Valley. - This act reflects the geographic importance of waterways in that time period: rivers served as highways in the movement of goods, people and ideas.
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Settlements were made along the Connecticut River so that colonists could access the rich soil of the river banks and use the river as transportation. - Flowing 410 miles from the north all the way to the Long Island.
Sound, Connecticut means “Long River” in native Algonquian. - Along with the Indians, colonists utilized it as a major route for trade. - European powers also used it for the movement of troops during the French and Indian War era. - Land grant No. 4 was located where the Black River comes in to the Connecticut, about 60 miles north of Deerfield, Massachusetts. - Squarely in the path traveled by Indian hunters, No. 4 was positioned at a crossroads of rivers and overland routes; a strategic location that would give the settlement
a key role in the events from its establishment through the American Revolution. |
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| Fitzhugh Williams |
Posted - September 01 2024 : 09:54:57 AM
Good info. All I ever hear about is the Lake Champlain/Lake George regions. |
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