History
Near this spot stood the house of Trustrum Dodge, one of sixteen original settlers in 1661. In 1614 Capt. Adriaen Block landed and named this island "Adriaen Block's Eylant." In 1636 Capt. John Oldham was killed by Indians, and Col. John Endicott and ninety soldiers landed to punish Indians, marking the start of the Pequot Indian Wars. In 1689 a French fleet landed and plundered the island.
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New Shoreham, Rhode Island · United States
