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Hockomock Swamp. Coordinates: 41°59′30″N 71°04′43″W. The Hockomock Swamp is a vast wetland encompassing much of the northern part of southeastern Massachusetts. This 16,950-acre (6,859 ha) [1] land is considered the largest freshwater swamp in the state. It acts as a natural flood control mechanism for the region.
Bridgewater Triangle. The Bridgewater Triangle is an area of about 200 square miles (520 km 2) within southeastern Massachusetts in the United States, [1] claimed to be a site of alleged paranormal phenomena, ranging from UFOs to poltergeists, and other spectral phenomena, various bigfoot -like sightings, giant snakes [2] and thunderbirds. [2]
Hazards. deer ticks, poison ivy, road crossings. Maintained by. Bay Circuit Alliance. Website. baycircuit.org. The Bay Circuit Trail and Greenway or Bay Circuit is a Massachusetts rail trail and greenway connecting the outlying suburbs of Boston from Plum Island in Newburyport to Kingston Bay in Duxbury, a distance of 200 miles (320 km). [1]
The Hockomock River is a 3.6-mile-long (5.8 km) [1] stream in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts. It is a tributary of the Town River. Hockomock is said to mean "Place where Spirits Dwell" in the Wampanoag language. The river arises in the Hockomock Swamp, and flows south to its confluence with the Town River, which eventually joins the Taunton ...
Taunton River. The Taunton River is a Wild and Scenic River. The Taunton River, historically also called the Taunton Great River, is a river in southeastern Massachusetts in the United States. It arises from the confluence of the Town River and Matfield River, in the town of Bridgewater. From there it meanders through the towns of Halifax ...
H. Hockomock Swamp. Categories: Swamps of the United States by state. Wetlands of Massachusetts.
Borderland State Park is an American history and nature preserve with public recreational features located in the towns of Easton and Sharon, Massachusetts. The state park encompasses 1,843 acres (746 ha) surrounding the Ames Mansion, which was built in 1910. The area was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Borderland Historic ...
The Hockomock League is an interscholastic high school athletic league located in Southeastern Massachusetts, founded in 1932. [ 1 ] The league took its name from a historic, freshwater swamp which served as a fortress for the Wampanoag native tribe during the King Philip’s War. The Wampanoags revered the area, naming it, “Hockomock,” an ...