. History of the town of Hingham, Massachusetts . e natural consequence. Great Hill is rather a barren height, as are most of the smalleminences about it: but interspersed among these are variouslittle green and fertile meadows. Some of them arc under culti-vation, others growing up to woods, which it is to be hoped willadvance up the slopes of the hills, thus increasing their valueand enhancing their beauty. The neighborhood is of great in-terest to the geologist, exhibiting as it does, remarkable tracesof the occupancy of this region by the great glacier. PigeonPlain is a sandy tract of land
. History of the town of Hingham, Massachusetts . e natural consequence. Great Hill is rather a barren height, as are most of the smalleminences about it: but interspersed among these are variouslittle green and fertile meadows. Some of them arc under culti-vation, others growing up to woods, which it is to be hoped willadvance up the slopes of the hills, thus increasing their valueand enhancing their beauty. The neighborhood is of great in-terest to the geologist, exhibiting as it does, remarkable tracesof the occupancy of this region by the great glacier. PigeonPlain is a sandy tract of land between the Great Hill districtand High Street. It was in early days a haunt of the wildpigeons. South of Hobart Street, and between it and High Street, liesHemlock Swamp. At the corner of French and High streets isNutty (or Nutters) Hill, so called because the early settlersfound walnuts there in great abundance. Beyond High Street is Ward Street. The portion of this Ward Street, which used to be a highway running nearly ?/. •j. y. Ancient Landmarks. 183 due south to Queen Anns Turnpike, is discontinued, althougheven now it is a delightful bridle path through the thick it crosses a small branch of Plymouth River is a pecu-liarly shaped field always known as Ox-13ow Meadow. Thepresent part of Ward Street between its junction with Old WardStreet and Gushing Street, used to be called Fox Lane. RootsBridge and Roots Hill are near the junction referred to. Riding through the pleasant old deserted Ward Street, we reachWhiting Street, formerly Queen Anns Turnpike (or Quean Anns Turnpike). This name, sad to say, was not bestowed inhonor of good Queen Anne, but was derived from the sobriquetof a far less reputable individual, who kept a tavern of unsavoryreputation upon it in former days. This street enters Hingham from Weymouth, and makes itsexit at Queen Anns Corner, just east of Accord Pond, at thepoint where it meets Main Street. On Whiting Street, near theW
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