Nockum Hill Protection Kicks Off
The Barrington Preservation Society wants to protect the historic area from housing developments similar to the condos proposed for that spot.
A push to protect the Nockum Hill area of Barrington from development by making it into some sort of historic site is on. The Barrington Preservation Society pinpointed the area as the birthplace of the First Baptist Church in Massachusetts late Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 3, with a presentation at the John Myles monolith that recognizes the founding of the church in 1663 on land that was then Sowams tribal territory, now part of Barrington. “We don’t know exactly where we’re talking about,” said Nat Taylor, a historian from Barrington who has studied extensively the history of the area. “But we think it’s over there,” he said, pointing to the location of the Dane Farm off of George Street. “Or across the street” -- the site of the proposed …
Gary Morse
6:29 am on Friday, October 5, 2012
The town council should be helping on this. But they are driving a "build out Barrington" agenda no matter the environmental cost to Barrington. Kate Weymouth's own recent public statement that she wants more rentals built out throughout town makes clear that the same town council members who voted for a symbolic plastic bag ban care little for real environment matters. more ›