On May 27, 1775, near this point, the Battle of Chelsea Creek took place as the second military battle and the first naval engagement of the American Revolution. Col. John Stark and his militiamen successfully fought British regulars while driving livestock from Hog and Noddle Islands. When the British tried to cut off the colonists from the mainland by sending two armed vessels and several barges, Col. Stark's troops, aided by reinforcements led by Col. Israel Putnam, launched a vigorous attack on the naval vessels and inflicted enough damage that the schooner Diana was abandoned by its British crew. The Diana was then dismantled and burned in the Colonies' first victory of the American Revolution.
