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MIANTONOMO PLAQUE

On July 4, 1841, the people of Greeneville, Connecticut erected a granite monument to Miantonomo at the site of his burial. The monument was a simple granite block carved with the inscription:

Miantonomo

1643

Erected 1841

The plaque, shown in the photo, is located near the site of the Miantonomo Monument.

Acknowledgements

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Cassell’s History of the United States, Volume 1“, pp 150-153, (1874), by Edmund Ollier

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