Known as the Tantiusques, the mine was sold to John Winthrop Jr., the son of the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay ...

Established by the General Court of Massachusetts Bay Colony as West Hoosac in 1750, the original settlement was conceived as a strategic move to protect the northwest corner of the colony.

Over time, the Pilgrims who clung to Plymouth's rocky shores were absorbed into the Puritans of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Like the Pilgrims, the Puritans believed that the Church of England ...

Another colony called the Massachusetts Bay Colony, a group of English Puritans, later arrived and eventually absorbed Plymouth to form one royal colony.

Another colony called the Massachusetts Bay Colony, a group of English Puritans, later arrived and eventually absorbed Plymouth to form one royal colony.

Over time, the Pilgrims who clung to Plymouth's rocky shores were absorbed into the Puritans of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Like the Pilgrims, the Puritans believed that the Church of England ...