Category Archives: Narragansett

The 1637 Pequot War

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Roberta Estes

One of the great things about blogging is that you get the opportunity to learn. One of our subscribers, Steve, send me a note and said that he considered King Philip’s War to be the final war, not the first … Continue reading →

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King Philip’s War

Posted on September 2, 2012 by Roberta Estes

King Philip’s War was sometimes called the First Indian War, Metacom’s War, or Metacom’s Rebellion and was an armed conflict between Native American inhabitants of present-day southern New England, English colonists and their Native American allies in 1675–76. The war is named after … Continue reading →

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Eleazor Wheelock and the Dartmouth Indians

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Roberta Estes

Eleazar Wheelock (April 22, 1711 – April 24, 1779) was an American Congregational minister, orator, educator, and founder of Dartmouth College. He was born in Windham, Connecticut to Ralph Wheelock and Ruth Huntington. He is the great-grandson of the first … Continue reading →