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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWW7_indian-council-fires_Northfield-MA.html
Two hundred and fifty yards eastward are the sites of three large Indian council fires. The Beers Massacre of September 4, 1675, took place in a gorge one-quarter mile to the northeast.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWW6_captain-richard-beers_Northfield-MA.html
Grave of Captain Richard Beers, killed by Indians on September 4, 1675. His monument is on the mountain-side above.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWW5_king-philips-hill_Northfield-MA.html
Philip, second son and successor of Massasoit, Sachem of the Wampanoag, camped on this hill during the winter of 1675-6. The stump of a large look-out tree together with defence trenches are to be seen on top.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWCK_first-settlement_Northfield-MA.html
Here, enclosed by a stockade, the first settlement was made in 1673. Nine rods to the westward a fort was built in 1685 and eight rods southeast stood the Indians' Council Rock.