Visitor Services Supervisor and Rhode Island College Adjunct Professor of Communication, Jim Lopes, (left) invited Dr. David Weed, Project Coordinator for the Sowams Heritage Area to speak at the Heritage State Park “Lunch Meets Lecture” series on October 2, 2019. Dr. Weed spoke in the Visitor’s Center auditorium for about an hour about the Project […]

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 […]