The Great Swamp Fight
19 December 1675
Attacked
within their fort upon this island
the Narragansett Indians
made their last stand
in King Philip's War and
were crushed by the united forces
of the Massachusetts Connecticut
and Plymouth Colonies
in the
“Great Swamp Fight”
Sunday 19 December 1675
This record was
placed by the Rhode Island Society
of Colonial Wars
1906
Note: A second marker, now missing, was placed on the opposite side of the obelisk on Nov. 3, 1916. It read:
In memory of
Major Samuel Appleton
of Ipswich, Massachusetts
who commanded the
Massachusetts forces and
led the victorious storming
column at the
Great Swamp Fight
Dec. 19, 1675
This Tablet placed by the
Rhode Island Historical Society
1916
Marker can be reached from South County Trail (Rhode Island Route 2), on the left when traveling west.
Courtesy hmdb.org
