Massasoit

Typical Wampanoag structure in Plymouth Plantation

Behind the statue of Massasoit Duxbury can be seen in the distance

Massasoit
1580 - 1661
As is evident from the scholarship fund offered by the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants for the Wampanoags, the Pilgrims highly valued their friendship with the Wampanoags, and their leader Massasoit. It was after his death that relations between the two groups began to deteriorate. Without the friendly relations of surrounding Native Americans, the Colony could not have survived.
A bronze statue of Massasoit, overlooking the harbor was erected in 1921 by the Improved Order of Red Men in honor of Massasoit, sachem of the Wamanoags. Designed by Cyrus Dallin, it was conceived in 1911 but, due to the outbreak of World War I, it was delayed by fund raising activities.

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Massasoit 1580-1661
The Massasoit Ousa Mequin [The Great Leader Yellow Feather] Pilgrims & Plymouth Colony
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Squanto - The Pilgrims & Plymouth Colony
Samoset - The Pilgrims & Plymouth Colony

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