In a Place Called Nockum: the Early History of Swansea, Barringtom & Warren

Did you ever wonder:

When was my town founded? Who founded it, and why?

For Swansea, Barrington
and Warren, the answer can be found in Nockum Hill — the location
of today's 4-‐Town Farm. For answers,
please come to a Forum sponsored by The Barrington Preservation Society, where the 17th–century history
of Nockum Hill and its importance for the founding
of Swansea, Barrington,
and Warren will be explored
by a team of speakers
who have been researching Nockum Hill
for over a year. You will learn that Nockum Hill contains the site of the first Baptist Meeting House in
the New World, and the first shots of King Philip's War (1675) were fired nearby.

 "In a Place Called Nockum:"   a Forum on the Early History of Swansea, Barrington and Warren

Saturday, September 28, 2013: 10:00 AM — 12:00 Noon Barrington Congregational Church UCC Fellowship Hall 461 County
Road, Barrington, RI 

Followed at 12:00 by a New England-‐Style Buffet
Lunch

Featuring Clam Chowder, Corn Bread, Pork Barbeque, Vegetarian Chili, Indian Pudding,
Apple Pie. There will be a $15 charge ($12 in advance
— $10 to members of the Barrington Preservation Society) for the optional lunch; the forum and tour are free to all.

Please make checks payable to the BPS for the Lunch.  Reservations encouraged.

 1:00 — 3:00 PM: Tour of Nockum
Hill Visit the c. 1763 Allen–West House;  the
Doug Rayner Wildlife
Refuge; and Nockum
Hill Cemetery.

Bus service
between the White
Church and Nockum Hill will be provided.

Contact: Van Edwards
bvnedwards@gmail.com phone (401)
245–9719

Box 178, Barrington RI 02806