"Waskosism's Rock and "Middle Line" were boundaries that
divided Wampanoag land from Mayhew land for about ten to twenty years. Middle
Line was a straight line drawn from Waskosim's rock across the Island to
Menemsha Pond. Looking toward Menemsha Pond, the land on the right was
Wampanoag and the land on the left was Mayhew. Today, Waskosim's marks a
different boundary between the towns of Chilmark and West Tisbury. Waskosim
means "new stone" in Wampanoag. You can find Waskosim's on a hike in
the Land Bank reservation, which is beautiful woodlands and natural grassland
vistas, marked by sign on North Road in Chilmark."
Tuesday, September 03, 2013
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