Once the site of a "praying Indian village," Hassanamesit's complex history and remarkable resources include an archaeological record, documented ownership by Nipmuc Indians through the 19th century, and an evolving agricultural and natural landscape that reflects its human uses.

The Hassanamisco Nipmuc Band is a state-recognized tribe in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. They were recognized in 1976 by Governor Michael Dukakis via Executive Order 126. [1] .

In August of 1675, the colonial government made a decision to confine all Indians to one of five plantations – Natick, Nashobah, Punkapog, Wamesit, and Hassanamesit. Any Indians found outside of these limits are subject to jail or death.

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John Eliot established here in 1651 a village of Christian Indians called Hassanamesit - "at a place of small stones." It was the home of James the Printer who helped Eliot to print the Indian Bible. Erected 1930 by Massachusetts Bay Colony-Tercentenary Commission.

How do you understand a piece of land? You walk it, explore it, watch and listen for its features and critters, its dead and growing things. Every month it changes, every year and decade. It reinvents itself through storm and fire, through slow accumulation and interminable erosion.

The archaeological investigation of Hassanamesit Woods in Grafton, Massachusetts is a collaborative project involving in the Town of Grafton, The Fiske Center and the Nipmuc Nation.

Hassanamesit Woods 13 Salisbury St, Grafton, MA 01519. Sports & Recreation. 13 Salisbury St, Grafton, MA 01519. More info

Hassanamesit Woods is now a tract of land set aside for hiking trails and outdoor education; however it was once part of a large 10,000 acre area of land inhabited by the Hassanamisco band of Nipmuc. In 1654, “Hassanamesit” or “land of the small stones” (Dough ton 1997) became the third of several praying towns founded by John Eliot to