Talk:Mount Grace State Forest

Mary Rowlandson's daughter was named Sarah. According to Mary's own account in her Narrative, Sarah died in her arms at the Indian swamp stronghold Winnimisset Camp near New Braintree, Massachusetts. The Indians buried Sarah and allowed Mary to visit the spot."They told me it was upon the hill--then they went and showed me where it was, where the ground was newly digged...there I left that child in the wilderness, and must commit it, and myself also, in wilderness condition to him who is above all." A beautiful marker near a green meadow in New Braintree marks the spot. Someone has lovingly terraced the marker with wildflowers.

The idea that Mary's daughter was named Grace and Mt. Grace is named after her apparently comes from an old history of Warwick, which may not be accurate, considering Mary's own words. --User:Bhanno

(relocated editorial from article CPAScott 02:03, 30 August 2006 (UTC))

History

Mount Grace is connected with a famous episode from the era of Colonial skirmishes against the Wampanoag Indians, known as King Philip's War. In 1676, Mary Rowlandson of Lancaster (a town 40 miles to the east) was captured, along with her infant daughter Grace, by a band of King Philip's warriors. On a march toward Canada the child died, and it is said to have been buried by her mother's hands at the foot of the mountain that now bears her name.

--section relocated here due to assertion that Mount Grace is not named after Mary Rowlandson's daughter. Changes were made to indicate the daughter's name was Sarah, but that change is in conflict with the paragraph's citation. Unless authentic references can be provided, I propose the history section remain out of the article. --CPAScott 16:50, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

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