Winslow Point in Assonet, MA on the east side of the Taunton River is the likely place that Pilgrim Edward Winslow likely crossed the River in July, 1621 on his way from Plymouth to Sowams, the home of the Massasoit Ousamequin. In July, 1675, King Philip of the Pokanokets and Queen Weetamoo of the Pocasset Tribe crossed from here as they escaped from Col. Benjamin Church after the outbreak of the conflict known as King Philip’s War. Weetamoo drowned in the River in an attempt to escape capture near the end of the War on August 3, 1676. Her body was found on the western shore of the River. The Pokanoket Tribe was known to leave mashoons (hollowed out log boats) on both sides to provide transportation for anyone crossing. The land on either side of the Point is known as Peace Haven, a 600-acre site just north of Fall River’s northern boundary. An archaeological investigation by Roy Athearn in the 1950s identified many artifacts associated with Native American use. Click here for a one-and-a-half-minute video of crossing the River.