RIP Wamesit Indian

In Tewksbury they erected a monument to the Indians who used to live there, at the edge of a Great Swamp, at a Praying Indian village called "Wamesit". Here are some views from the little park they have there, next to Rt 38:The statue is expressive but a little awkward. The Indian holds a fishing spear.

"Dedicated to the memory of a proud, peace loving
people, who inhabited these lands under the
rule of Passaconoway, the sachem and
Bashaba, as recorded by the Reverend John
Eliot in the year 1648

Donated through
The Committee of Interested Citizens Inc.
Tewksbury Massachusetts.
June 17, 1989"

A video from nearby: