"Old Paths and Legends of New England: Saunterings over historic roads, with glimpses of picturesque fields and old homesteads in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire" written by Katharine M. Abbott

click here to link to the online version of the above book. From this link, you will also be able to downlaod the book to your computer, in PDF format.

Scrabbletown:

click here to read an article from the January 17, 2007 'Spectator' about historic areas in town and their olden-days names

(The Spectator)

Abram's Rock

"A large boulder north of Swansea Village is known as Abram's Rock. The tall oak trees at its base whisper of the Indians who once trod the ground beneath them or rested in their shade. King Philip himself might have rested here when hard pressed by his enemies. Farther than the eye can reach were the lands of Massasoit." click here to read more about Abram's Rock

Bungtown Bridge a.k.a. Myles Bridge

click here for the scan of an article from the 'Swansea News' regarding the history of the bridge or follow this link to the article on their website

Mason Barney

click here for the scan of an article from the 'Herald News/The Point' regarding the saving of the Mason Barnery School cupola (7/25/2007)

click here for the scan of an article from the 'Herald News/The Point ' regarding the demolition of the Mason Barnery School (7/25/2007)

King Philip's War

• King Philip's War & the Colonial Contact Period in and around Barrington & Warren, RI, & Swansea, MA - http://members.cox.net/drweed/kingphilip.htm
• The Society of Colonial Wars : King Philips' War - http://www.colonialwarsct.org/1675.htm
• Web Index of King Philips' War - http://www.geocities.com/mwayman74/kpw.html
• The Indian Wars - http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/1094/king.htm
• King Philips' War - Cultural, Gender and Historical Implications - http://www.georgetown.edu/users/arsenauj/kpwtitle.html
• King Philip's War - http://www.bio.umass.edu/biology/conn.river/philip.html
• The Wampanoag in "King Philip's War" and After - http://www.plimoth.org/Library/Wampanoag/wamppost.htm
• Soldiers in King Philips' War - http://www.usgennet.org/usa/vt/state/philip/
• Indian Wars , 1675-1763: King Philips' War, 1675-6 http://www.hampton.lib.nh.us/hampton/history/dow/chap13/dow13_1.htm
• King Philip - photos of caves & rocks - http://members.aol.com/BerkMtnMan/philip.html
• Site of Myles Garrison House - http://personal.tmlp.com/richard/gath4.html
• Edward Randolph's description of King Philip's War written in 1685: http://www.swarthmore.edu/SocSci/bdorsey1/41docs/45-ran.html
• King Philip's War: The Causes by the Pilgrim Hall Museum, Plymouth, MA: http://www.pilgrimhall.org/philipwar.htm
• First Nations/First People's history of the Wampanoag tribe: http://www.dickshovel.com/wampa.html

Lizzie Borden

• http://ccbit.cs.umass.edu/lizzie/
• http://www.lizzieandrewborden.com/
    (note: site contains audio)
• photo of Borden summer home
• article from The Spectator, December 8, 2004

Luther Museum - NEW!!

Home to the Swansea Historical Society
Old Warren Road, Swansea, Massachusetts
click here to view photos from the museum

Surveys, Census and Cemeteries

click here for surveys, census and cemeteries links

Swansea Time Capsule

click here for Time Capsule links

Swansea Local History Timeline and Random Dates (a work in progress for our Geocaching friends)

click here for Timeline links