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Cities and Towns in Massachusetts

Page history last edited by Robert W. Maloy 10 months, 2 weeks ago

 

 

 

 

 

"This online image is from the book Historical Atlas of Massachusetts Richard W. Wilkie and Jack Tager, Published in 1991, University of Massachusetts Press. 

 

  • Link to that site and then click on the image above for a larger version of the map. Note: the printed version of the map in the Historical Atlas of Massachusetts is more easily readable; a copy of this wonderful book was donated to each public library in Massachusetts - check your town library for a copy!"


Click here for information and links to each town's website

Click here or here for lists of landmarks in Massachusetts

 

Native American Origins of Towns and Words

 

Wôpanâak Language Reclamation Project (WLRP)

 

Native peoples loaned their words to colonial settlers. Now they want their languages back.

 

Scituate   Cold Brook or Cold Stream 
Cotuit Long Planting Stream
Cuttyhunk  Thing That Lies Out in the Sea 
Mashpee  Place Near the Great Cove 
Nantucket  Faraway Land 

 

The Native American Names of Cape Cod (and What They Mean)

 

 

Quahog

Squash

Pumpkin

Succotash

Skunk

Muskrat

Sachem

Toboggan

 

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