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History follows fast along the ledges: history of gallant deeds and gallant defense during the days of the Revolution and the War of 1812; deeds of disaster along the coast and one especial deed of great engineering skill. The beauty and the tragedy of Cohasset are caught in large measure upon these jagged rocks. HISTORY FOLLOWS FAST ALONG THE LEDGES HISTORY OF GALLANT DEEDS AND GALLANT DEFENSE DURING THE DAYS OF THE REVOLUTION AND THE WAR OF EIGHTEEN TWELVE DEEDS OF DISASTER ALONG THE COAST AND ONE A SPECIAL DEED OF GREAT ENGINEERING SKILL THE BEAUTY AND TRAGEDY OF COHASIT ARE CAUGHT IN LARGE MEASURE UPON THESE JAGGED ROCKS
aged a small and vivid encounter with the aborigines. The date of this presentation was in 1614; the scenario may be found in Smith's own diary. Smith and a party of eight or more sailors made the trip between the ledges in a small rowboat. It is believed that they landed somewhere near Hominy Point. Their landing was not carried out without some misadventure, however, for in some way this party of explorers angered the Indians with whom they came in contact, and the result was an attack from bow and arrow. The town of Cohasset, in commemorating this encounter by a tablet, has inscribed upon the tablet Smith's own words: "We found the people on those parts very kind, but in their fury no less valiant: and at Quonhaset falling out there with but one of them, he with three others crossed the harbour in a cannow to certain rocks whereby we must pass, and there let flie their arrowes for our shot, till we were out of danger, yet one of them was slaine, and the other shot through the thigh. GATOR AND STAGED A SMALL AND VIVID ENCOUNTER WITH THE ABORIGINES THE DATE OF THIS PRESENTATION WAS IN SIXTEEN FOURTEEN THE SCENARIO MAY BE FOUND IN SMITH'S OWN DIARY SMITH AND A PARTY OF EIGHT OR MORE SAILORS MADE THE TRIP BETWEEN THE LEDGES IN A SMALL ROWBOAT IT IS BELIEVED THAT THEY LANDED SOMEWHERE NEAR HOMINY POINT THEIR LANDING WAS NOT CARRIED OUT WITH SOME MISADVENTURE HOWEVER FOR IN SOME WAY THIS PARTY OF EXPLORERS ANGERED THE INDIANS WITH WHOM THEY CAME IN CONTACT AND THE RESULT WAS AN ATTACK FROM BOW AND ARROW THE TOWN OF COHAASSET IN COMMEMORATING THIS ENCOUNTER BY A TABLET HAS INSCRIBED UPON THE TABLET SMITH'S OWN WORDS WE FOUND THE PEOPLE ON THOSE PARTS VERY KIND BUT IN THEIR FURY NO LESS VALIANT AND AT CORNHAASSETT FALLING OUT THERE WITH BUT ONE OF THEM HE WITH THREE OTHERS CROSSED THE HARBOUR IN A CANOE TO CERTAIN ROCKS WHEREBY WE MUST PASS AND THERE LET FLY THEIR ARROWS FOR OUR SHOT TILL WE WERE OUT OF DANGER YET ONE OF THEM WAS SLAIN AND THE OTHER SHOT THROUGH THE THIGH
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