Grafton

by Linda Marean Casey and Grafton Historical Society

Book Overview

Nestled in the hills 38 miles west of Boston, the area that would become Grafton originally belonged to the Nipmuc Indians. In the mid-1600s, John Eliot, a Puritan missionary, traveled throughout Massachusetts converting the natives to Christianity. He created a series of "praying Indian" villages, including Hassanamesit. In 1728, most of Hassanamesit was purchased by a group of investors, and in 1735 it was incorporated as the town of Grafton. By...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467116114
• ISBN13: 9781467116114
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.4" x 9.1"