Tantamous
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Tantamous was a well-known Native American Nipmuc leader in seventeenth century Massachusetts. Tantamous was a powwow who lived near the Assabet River, later in Nobscot. Tantamous "...may have gotten his English name for his good advice."
Jethro's Orchard remnants (replanted by Henry Ford) on side of Nobscot Hill off Brimstone Lane Nobscot Conservation Land entrance
"Jethro's Table" (Tantamount Lookout) viewing Ledge one minute southeast of Fire Tower on summit of Nobscot
"Jethro's Table" (Tantamount Lookout) with supposed collapsed remains of his cave
Nobscot Hill
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Nobscot Hill is a USGS name for a high point in Middlesex County, Massachusetts with many public hiking trails, and the hill is located in Framingham and Sudbury. At the summit are various radio towers and a fire tower. Below the summit of Nobscot Hill is the Nobscot Scout Reservation which includes Tippling Rock, a popular viewing location. Surrounding the hill are other large parks and parcels of conservation land, including the Nobscot Conservation Land, Callahan State Park, the Sudbury Weisblatt Conservation Land, and Wittenborg Woods, which are connected by various hiking trails, including the Bay Circuit Trail.
View of Nobscot Hill from Wayland
Native American corn grinding stone mortar on Legion Trail near Legion Cabin on Nobscot Hill at Nobscot Scout Reservation
Tippling Rock split open in the early 20th century. Formerly used for communication between Native Americans.
View from Tippling Rock in Sudbury near Nobscot Hill Reservation, looking toward Boston in the east