The Old Stomping Grounds of the Native Americans in My Backyard?

I had a tough time finding what to do my blog post on. I knew I wanted to do it on something different and something new I could learn from. My dad has been living in his house down by the Revere Rumney Marsh for over 10 years now. Something we've always loved having was this killer view of this huge marsh. You can see straight through to 107 on the whole other side of the city and you can see the train going by. In the summer he and my brother go looking for mussels and the wild life that inhabit it. During the day it's this beautiful view of all this land and water as far as your eye can see. During the night time however, it would always give me this ominous spooky vibe like something was out there. This is what prompted me to do a little bit of research on just what this great big piece of land used to be. The change in weather and the tide changes how the marsh looks from day to day so I thought I would show it at different times. The photos shown are from different weather this year.

 In my research I found that the first people to live on the land in Revere were Native Americans. They belonged to a tribe called the Pawtucket Tribe. They were known as the Rumney Marsh Indians. Their leader was Nanepashemet of Lynn. In 1616 an epidemic, which was most likely to have been small pox, swept the land killing thousands of the natives before the colonization of the English. Sachem Nanepashemet later retired in the land called Mystic River, which today we know as Medford. However, in 1619 he was found murdered at his fort on the brow of Rock Hill overlooking the river. He was succeeded by his three sons. His son Wonohaquaham, also known as Sagamore John, had jurisdiction over the Indians at Winnisemmit, which later became Chelsea, and Rumney Marsh.

Often the Native Americans would help the settlers in their struggle to survive. Settlers first discovered Rumney Marsh when Captain John Smith explored the coast of New England in 1614. The land became part of the first permanent settlement in Boston Harbor by Samuel Maverick in 1624. During King Phillip's War, the Indians were placed on what is now Deer Island where many of them perished. Some on the island were enlisted to help the colonists defeat the other warring tribes. On September 25, 1634, Rumney Marsh was annexed to Boston.

The first County Road in North America stretched across Rumney Marsh from the Winnisemmet Ferry to Olde Salem in 1641. Here many travelers were attracted by its fertile soil and beautiful crescent beach and later returned here to settle. The city of Revere also played a role in the American Revolution as the site of the first naval battle in 1775 at Rumney Marsh. 

It's crazy to think that in the backyard of many of people in Revere is such a great piece of history that happnened right outside their window!

More on the city of Revere's History here:
http://www.revere.org/mayors-office/history
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revere,_Massachusetts