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Summit in Massachusetts, United States
Gibbet Hill

Gibbet Hill is a summit in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The elevation is 469 feet (143 m).

According to tradition, the name recalls an incident when an Indian was gibbeted upon the summit.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gibbet Hill
  2. Green, Samuel Abbott (1912). The Natural History and the Topography of Groton, Massachusetts: Together with Other Matter Relating to the History of the Town. p. 54.

42°36′36″N 71°33′33″W / 42.61000°N 71.55917°W / 42.61000; -71.55917


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