Here are some pics of the Indian House Reservation, in West Brookfield Mass. The glaciers piled up many, absolutely huge erratic boulders forming a series of rock shelters. It is said that the Quabaug Indians, a Nipmuc tribe used the shelters for a winter camp. It has been a local attraction for over a century. Unfortunately there has never been any record of an actual Archaeological dig or survey being done there. I do know of one local collector who found points cached away in a crevice there. The picture of my friend standing inside of an overhang shows the scale. There is a nearby water source a hundred yards away.
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There's probably a pretty good chance that pothunters dug it up over a century ago. There used to be an electric trolley line that ran between the town of Ware & West Brookfield, and the Rock House used to be a regular stop for picnickers & strollers. The paths that run between the boulders are pretty flat and have probably long ago were graded to make walking safe.
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Thanks for the pics, ive been meaning to visit. The worcester area had many collectors in the early & mid 1900s. The was an org i believe was called the worcester antiquity society, ive read some of the bulletins from a century ago, can be found online. Ill bet that generation collected at the site. CC Ferguson was a prominent worcster area collector, you can bet he collected thereLocation - Eastern Massachu
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Alan, thats great! Did a little searching and the Ferguson, or part of Ferguson's collection is in the area somewhere because it was on display for a short time at MAS about 10 years ago. If I find out more Ill let you know, I would love to view the collection.
Thought you'd like to see this, info on the Rock House from a Trustees guide I picked up used somewhere...
Location - Eastern Massachu
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