http://www.bio.umass.edu/biology/conn.river/history.html PREHISTORY IN NEW ENGLAND PREHISTORIC "ARROWHEADS" FROM HADLEY, MASSACHUSETTS EARLY EXPLORATION OF THE CONNECTICUT RIVER �Shipwreck leads to Dutch Discovery of the Connecticut River - 1614 �Observations of the Connecticut River by Adraien Block PLANTS NATIVE AMERICANS USED �Wigwam Birch �Groundnut �Wild Rice �Edible Ferns CLASHES BETWEEN THE AMERINDIANS AND THE ENGLISH FROM 1675 TO 1676 �King Philip's War �King Philip's War Club �Incidents Between King Philip's Warriors and the Colonists, 1675-1676 �Captain Beers and the Battle of Beers Plain �Bloody Brook �Mary Rowlandson, Captive �Turners Fall Massacre �Angel of Hadley (1675), Fact of Myth? SKIRMISHES AFTER KING PHILIP'S DEATH IN 1676 �The Long Trek Toward Canada �Redemption of the Hatfield Captives - 1677/78 �Murder and Mayhem on Pomeroy's Island - 1698 CANALS, BOATS, BRIDGES AND TRAINS �South Hadley Canal - 1793 �A 19th Century Description of the South Hadley Canal INTERESTING TALES �The Great Shad War at Turner's Falls, Massachusetts �Buried Treasure in the Connecticut River - 1700 �A Witch in Hadley, Massachusetts �Old Connecticut River Fish Story �Dating System Used by the English in Early Colonial America Interested in more articles on American history? There are many historical events that are connected with the Connecticut River. If you know an anecdote or have a question concerning historical events along the river, contact Libby Klekowski ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The incidents listed below are just a few of the interesting historical events that have occurred along the river. Keep checking back to see new additions to our story of the Connecticut River. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PREHISTORY IN NEW ENGLAND PREHISTORIC "ARROWHEADS" FROM HADLEY, MASSACHUSETTS EARLY EXPLORATION OF THE CONNECTICUT RIVER �Shipwreck leads to Dutch Discovery of the Connecticut River - 1614 �Observations of the Connecticut River by Adraien Block PLANTS NATIVE AMERICANS USED �Wigwam Birch �Groundnut �Wild Rice �Edible Ferns CLASHES BETWEEN THE AMERINDIANS AND THE ENGLISH FROM 1675 TO 1676 �King Philip's War �King Philip's War Club �Incidents Between King Philip's Warriors and the Colonists, 1675-1676 �Captain Beers and the Battle of Beers Plain �Bloody Brook �Mary Rowlandson, Captive �Turners Fall Massacre �Angel of Hadley (1675), Fact of Myth? SKIRMISHES AFTER KING PHILIP'S DEATH IN 1676 �The Long Trek Toward Canada �Redemption of the Hatfield Captives - 1677/78 �Murder and Mayhem on Pomeroy's Island - 1698 CANALS, BOATS, BRIDGES AND TRAINS �South Hadley Canal - 1793 �A 19th Century Description of the South Hadley Canal INTERESTING TALES �The Great Shad War at Turner's Falls, Massachusetts �Buried Treasure in the Connecticut River - 1700 �A Witch in Hadley, Massachusetts �Old Connecticut River Fish Story �Dating System Used by the English in Early Colonial America Interested in more articles on American history?