Wheeler's Surprise
One mile to the southwest, off the North Brookfield road, Edward Hutchinson's company seeking a parley with the Nipmucs was ambushed by Indians August 2, 1675, and more than half were slain. Captain Hutchinson died from his wounds. Captain Thomas Wheeler was wounded but escaped.
1930 text, presented as a historical document.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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