By trolley through eastern New England . IT ^. 70 BY TROLLEY THROUGH ters Rock, around which the Indians used to hold theirpowwows and where the first white settlers this is the ancient burying ground. Leaving the comfortable waiting room of the streetrailway company, the car passes a delightful growth offine old trees and through a shady section over a privateright of way to the Waweeantitt River. Here fishermenare constantly seen. Off to the right, projecting into thebay, is Great Hill, one hundred and fifty feet high andthree-quarters surrounded by water. A delightful sea an
By trolley through eastern New England . IT ^. 70 BY TROLLEY THROUGH ters Rock, around which the Indians used to hold theirpowwows and where the first white settlers this is the ancient burying ground. Leaving the comfortable waiting room of the streetrailway company, the car passes a delightful growth offine old trees and through a shady section over a privateright of way to the Waweeantitt River. Here fishermenare constantly seen. Off to the right, projecting into thebay, is Great Hill, one hundred and fifty feet high andthree-quarters surrounded by water. A delightful sea andland view may be had from the summit. It was here thatCaptain Benjamin Church met Queen Awashanks and hertribe, who were on their way to Sandwich to make peacewith the governor. The car passes along through a level, sandy country,which abounds in cranberry bogs, to Wareham. This townis noted for its fine oysters. From the centre of the villagethe car crosses the Narrows, which is known as the Gate-way to the Cape, along through the woods to
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