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{{Short description|Massachusetts location}} |
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'''Quinsigamond''' was a Nipmuc village in what is now central Massachusetts. The name, from an Algonquian language, was originally given to the lake now called Lake Quinsigamond and was later used for the colonial settlement that became the city of [[Worcester, Massachusetts]]. The area was inhabited by the Nipmuc people before European contact. English settlement began in 1637, leading to conflict, displacement, and the renaming of the community to Worcester in 1684. The name Quinsigamond survives today in the lake, Quinsigamond Community College, and local geography. |
'''Quinsigamond''' was a Nipmuc village in what is now central Massachusetts. The name, from an Algonquian language, was originally given to the lake now called [[Lake Quinsigamond]] and was later used for the colonial settlement that became the city of [[Worcester, Massachusetts]]. The area was inhabited by the Nipmuc people before European contact. English settlement began in 1637, leading to conflict, displacement, and the renaming of the community to Worcester in 1684. The name Quinsigamond survives today in the lake, Quinsigamond Community College, and local geography. |
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[[File:Quinsigamond State Park, Worcester MA.jpg|thumb|Quinsigamond State Park, Worcester MA]] |
[[File:Quinsigamond State Park, Worcester MA.jpg|thumb|Quinsigamond State Park, Worcester MA]] |
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[[File:Tribal Territories Southern New England.png|thumb|Tribal Territories in Southern New England]] |
[[File:Tribal Territories Southern New England.png|thumb|Tribal Territories in Southern New England]] |
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In the early 1600s the region was inhabited by more than 15,000 [[Nipmuc]] people, who lived in small clans and moved seasonally. The Nipmuc occupied areas that include present-day Worcester County as well as parts of New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. Their territory included the "Great Path," a major trail through the [[Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor]]. |
In the early 1600s the region was inhabited by more than 15,000 [[Nipmuc]] people, who lived in small clans and moved seasonally. The Nipmuc occupied areas that include present-day Worcester County as well as parts of New Hampshire, [[Connecticut]], and Rhode Island. Their territory included the "Great Path," a major trail through the [[Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor]]. |
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The Nipmuc subsisted by hunting, fishing, gathering, and cultivating the "Three Sisters" (corn, beans, and squash). They lived in small, dispersed villages and used dugout canoes for travel on the lake.''The Indians of the Nipmuc Country in Southern New England, 1630-1750'', by Dennis A Connole |
The Nipmuc subsisted by hunting, fishing, gathering, and cultivating the "Three Sisters" (corn, beans, and squash). They lived in small, dispersed villages and used dugout canoes for travel on the lake.''The Indians of the Nipmuc Country in Southern New England, 1630-1750'', by Dennis A Connole |
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==Land Rights Law== |
==Land Rights Law== |
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==King Philip's War (1675-1676)== |
==King Philip's War (1675-1676)== |
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