Second Attempted Settlement
One-half mile westward stood the home of Digory Sergent, one of the second group of pioneers, whose attempted settlement was broken up by the natives. The name Worcester replaced the Indian Quinsigamond, pickerel lake, at the time of this settlement on October 15, 1684.
1930 text, presented as a historical document.
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Marker data: Massachusetts Bay Colony Tercentenary Commission, 1930 (Commonwealth of Massachusetts)
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