Attack at Nockum Hill: The End of Plymouth Colony's Frontier Settlement 1667-1675

Join The Barrington Preservation Society for this fascinating lecture by Stephen Venuti on Wednesday, May 13 at 6:30 pm. From the moment the English Colonists first arrived in Plymouth in 1620, a thirst for land, coupled with a quest for religious freedom, drove them to expand westward. By 1667, this westward expansion led to the establishment of a new town centered upon John Myles' Baptist Meetinghouse at what is now an isolated corner of Barrington, Rhode Island, known as Nockum Hill, near present-day Four Town Farms. This lecture will explore what recent archaeological excavations and historical documentary research reveal about the people who settled the town and the events that led to its early demise at the onset of King Philip's War in June of 1675. Free and open to all. Register below. About the Speaker: Stephen Venuti is a former president of the Barrington Preservation Society (BPS) and has written several articles for the BPS Newsletter on Barrington's colonial history. He is also the author of the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities' Rhode Tour article series, "Taverns to Temperance: A Spirited Tour of Old Barrington Village." He has been part of the team overseeing the archeological study of the Nockum Hill property, owned by the town of Barrington, since 2019. He is the current chair of the BPS Nockum Hill Cultural Resources Management Committee.