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Lysander Salmon Richards
History of Marshfield, 2 vols.
Plymouth, MA: The Memorial Press, 1901, 1905
Reprinted Salem, MA: Higginson Books, 1996

The Online Edition

Volume I - History

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Frontispiece - Photograph of Lysander Salmon Richards
Title Page
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Introduction
Preface
Contents
Chapter I. - Marshfield
Chapter II. - Peregrine White
Chapter III. - Old Colonists' Deeds
Chapter IV. - Indian Lands and Deeds
Chapter V. - Beginning of Marshfield Town Records
Chapter VI. - Marriages among the Pilgrims
Chapter VII. - Punishments by the Pilgrims
Chapter VIII. - The Founder of Marshfield
Chapter IX. - The Menu of Our Forefathers
Chapter X. - Town Record Selections
Chapter XI. - Preparations for King Phillip's War
Chapter XII. - Selectmen's Powers—The Indians and other Matters
Chapter XIII. - Dress of the Colonists—Scolding Women
Chapter XIV. - Our Pilgrim Fathers
Chapter XV. - Incidents of the Colonists
Chapter XVI. - Habits and Customs of our Forefathers   [ 71 ]  [ 72 ]  [ 73 ]  [ 74 ]  [ 75 ]
Chapter XVII. - North River Ferry Boats and other Matters   [ 76 ]  [ 77 ]  [ 78 ]  [ 79 ]
Chapter XVIII. - Town Record Selections
Chapter XIX. - Indians—Whipping Posts—Wolves and Lands
Chapter XX. - Churches
Chapter XXI. - Town Record Selections
Chapter XXII. - Stamp Act and other Matters
Chapter XXIII. - Tory Resolutions passed by the Town
Chapter XXIV. - Tories again in the Ascendent
Chapter XXV. - Preparations for the Revolution
Chapter XXVI. - It is now Patriots and Patriotism—Marshfield's Declaration of Independence
Chapter XXVII. - Prices of Home Products during the Revolution   [ 111 ]  [ 112 ]  [ 113 ]
Chapter XXVIII. - Gov. Josiah Winslow and others   [ 114 ]  [ 115 ]  [ 116 ]
Chapter XXIX. - British Soldiers quartered here among the Tories
Chapter XXX. - Marshfield Fathers of the Revolution
Chapter XXXI. - Town Record Selections   [ 125 ]  [ 126 ]  [ 127 ]  [ 128 ]  [ 129 ]
Chapter XXXII. - Ship Building in Marshfield   [ 130 ]
Chapter XXXIII. - Captains Sailing on North River   [ 131 ]  [ 132 ]  [ 133 ]
Chapter XXXIV. - Ship Yards at Gravelly Beach and North River   [ 134 ]  [ 135 ]
Chapter XXXV. - Brooks & Tilden Ship Yard and other Yards   [ 136 ]  [ 137 ]  [ 138 ]  [ 139 ]
Chapter XXXVI. - Ferries in Marshfield   [ 140 ]  [ 141 ]  [ 142 ]
Chapter XXXVII. - Town Record Selections   [ 143 ]  [ 144 ]
Chapter XXXVIII. - Public Schools   [ 145 ]  [ 146 ]  [ 147 ]  [ 148 ]  [ 149 ]  [ 150 ]  [ 151 ]  [ 152 ]  [ 153 ]  [ 154 ]  [ 155 ]  [ 156 ]  [ 157 ]  [ 158 ]
Chapter XXXIX. - Town Items   [ 159 ]  [ 160 ]  [ 161 ]  [ 162 ]
Chapter XL. - Fugitive Slave Law   [ 163 ]  [ 164 ]
Chapter XLI. - Daniel Webster's Death   [ 165 ]  [ 166 ]  [ 167 ]
Chapter XLII. - The Civil War   [ 168 ]  [ 169 ]  [ 170 ]  [ 171 ]  [ 172 ]  [ 173 ]  [ 174 ]
Chapter XLIII. - Town Record Selections   [ 175 ]  [ 176 ]
Chapter XLIV. - Marshfield Agricultural Society   [ 177 ]  [ 178 ]  [ 179 ]  [ 180 ]
Chapter XLV. - Clift Rodger's Free Library   [ 181 ]  [ 182 ]
Chapter XLVI. - Formation of the Grand Army Post   [ 183 ]  [ 184 ]  [ 185 ]
Chapter XLVII. - Stores—Tea Rock   [ 186 ]  [ 187 ]  [ 188 ]
Chapter XLVIII. - Green Harbor Dike   [ 189 ]  [ 191 ]  [ 192 ]  [ 193 ]  [ 194 ]  [ 195 ]  [ 196 ]  [ 197 ]  [ 198 ]  [ 199 ]  [ 190 ]  [ 200 ]  [ 201 ]  [ 202 ]
Chapter XLIX. - Brant Rock   [ 203 ]  [ 204 ]  [ 205 ]
Chapter L. - Ventress Memorial Gift   [ 206 ]  [ 207 ]
Chapter LI. - Daniel Webster   [ 208 ]  [ 209 ]  [ 210 ]  [ 211 ]
Chapter LII. - The New Mouth of North River   [ 212 ]  [ 213 ]  [ 214 ]  [ 215 ]  [ 216 ]  [ 217 ]  [ 218 ]
Chapter LIII. - Marshfield Hills   [ 219 ]
Chapter LIV. - Railroad   [ 220 ]  [ 221 ]
Chapter LV. - Marshfield in its Corporate Capacity   [ 222 ]  [ 223 ]
Chapter LVI. - Cemeteries in Town—Streets   [ 224 ]  [ 225 ]  [ 226 ]  [ 227 ]  [ 228 ]
Chapter LVII. - Occupations—Trees on the Roadside   [ 229 ]  [ 230 ]
Chapter LVIII. - Marshfield Items—Postoffices   [ 231 ]  [ 232 ]  [ 233 ]  [ 234 ]  [ 235 ]  [ 236 ]  [ 237 ]  [ 238 ]