Signal Hill (Canton, Massachusetts)
Signal Hill contains the Wamsutta archaeological site, discovered during construction of Interstate 95, which was a seasonal camp for Paleo-Indians radiocarbon dated by nearby charcoal remains to 12,140 before present, around the time of the last glacial retreat, when rapid melting of the Wisconsin continental glacier created the mile-wide channel through which today's Neponset River flows. At this time, Signal Hill was a peninsula extending into a large lake of glacial meltwater.
It is currently abutted by Interstate 95 as well as industrial and suburban land to the east, and river floodplain to the west. The preserve is open to non-motorized carry-in boating, hiking, picnicking, fishing, and similar pursuits. A trailhead for the 1.3 mile trail system is located on University Road in Canton.
Gallery
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The hill in Winter
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View of Great Blue Hill
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View of Downtown Boston skyline
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Neponset River
References
- ^ "Signal Hill". The Trustees of Reservations. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
- ^ Chandler, Jim (July 7, 2022). "On the shore of a Pleistocene Lake: the Wamsutta Site (19-NF-70)". Bulletin of the Massachusetts Archaeological Society. 62 (2): 52–62.
- ^ "Signal Hill Loop". AllTrails.com. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
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