Sacred ground at Swansea recalls Philip War sacrifices
The article reflects on colonial life and the toll of Philips War in New England, noting Swansea and nearby towns faced blood and fire, debts and hardship. It honors the fortitude of ancestors, recounts Philip’s death, and laments the shared losses of red and white settlers, while evoking sacred soil and enduring peace.
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New England
Swansea
Philips War
Philip
Mount Hope
Plymouth
Bermuda
anniversary of Philip's War foes at Barneysville Swansea
The 229th anniversary of King Philip's War opening was observed at Myles Garrison Barneysville Swansea on June 20 1904 by the Rhode Island Veteran Citizens Historical Association with addresses by Thomas W Bicknell Herman Warren Amasa Eaton and a poem by Hezekiah Butterworth The event recalled the tragic war beginning in 1675 and the devastation across Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay colonies including depopulated Swansea Providence and other towns.
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Barneysville
Swansea
Thomas W Bicknell
Providence
R I
Myles
Rhode Island Veteran Citizens Historical Association
Thomas W. Bicknell
Herman W. Warren
Warren
Myles Baptist Church
North Swansea
Amasa M. Eaton
Hezekiah Butterworth
King Philips
Edward I Thompson
Bicknell
New England
Philip
King Philp
Casco
Maine
Plymouth
Massachusetts Bay
Connecticut
Penobscot River
Springfield
Lancaster
Hadler
Medheld
Groton
Marlboro
Warwick
Bancroft
Massassai
Narragansett Bay
Plymouth Harbor
Cane Cod Bay
Massassou
Canonicus
Ganonchet
Miantonom
Massagsoit
East Providence
Barrington
Edward Winslow
Sowams
Bradford
Prince
Willett
Standish
Winslows
Clarke
Cushman
Mitchell
Massassoit
Plymouth Colony
John Myles
Nicholas Tanner
Badiah Brown
John Thomas
Wales
Boston
John Butterworth
Eldad Kingsley
Joseph Carpenter
Benjamin Alby
John Brown
Thomas Willett
Wannamossett
Tts
Sons and Daughters
Baptist Church of
Hundred Acre Cove
Kirkemuit
Brown
Wallet
Waunamoisett
Providence River
Bullacks’ Cove
John Batterworth
Hugh Cole
Sowanos
Kirkemait
Bay
Mount Hope
Massassau
New Meadow Neck
Wamsutta
Metacom
Alexander
Consumpsit Neck
Bristol
Bay Colony
Palfrey
Winslow
Phlip
Sansamun
Middleboro
Rehoboth
Somerset
Baptist Church
Myles Bridge
Benjamin Church
Pesbe
Kirkemuit River
Taunton
King Philip's Last Hunt by Hezekiah Butterworth
Poem recounting King Philip's resistance and death during King Phillips War with vivid nature imagery and references to Pocasset Swansea and Watertown. The speaker laments the loss of tribes and recalls battles, fires, and the doomed last hunt, ending with a tribute to Philip and his people.
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Philip
Brookield
Deerfield
Hadley
Cedars
Pain Balm Proves Best for Sprains and Bruises
Mr. George K. Babcock, a North Plain Conn. citizen, was thrown from a wagon and bruised. He used Chamberlain's Pain Balm freely and praised it as the best liniment. The ad claims Pain Balm cures sprains and bruises in one third the time of other treatments and notes sale by W. H. Biffington.
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George K. Babcock
Chamberlain
Babcock
North Plain Conn
W. H. Biffington
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Providence, BR. I
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Pawtucket Mutual Fire
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Edwin A. Perrin
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Philo E. Thayer
George W.newell
J. Milton Payne
Frederick W. Easton
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