THE GEOGRAPHY OF GROTON. 53 



or the " gulf," so called, is peculiar, there are no signs that 

 the water-line was ever any higher than it is at the present 

 time. None of the local antiquaries is able to identify 

 Tyng's Cove, which is a name undoubtedly derived from 

 Jonathan Tyng, one of the earliest settlers of Dunstable. 



At the same town-meeting, held on May 21, 1688, the 

 inhabitants of Groton — 



deed then by the maior uoat grant for the incoregraent of such 

 men as will set up loran works at masabog pond ; that thay shall 

 haue y" ues & improument of the woods and timbr y' is now com- 

 mon one the est sid of uncuttanaset brook and so to nashua riuer 

 and groton line est ward & south ward to good man greens 

 masabog medow. . . . 



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I give this extract from the town-records in order to show 

 that the inhabitants at that period knew the pond by its 

 present name ; and if they had seen fit then to grant Adams 

 any special privilege connected with it, they would have 

 called it " Massapoag," and would not have said " y' pond 

 that lyes neare buck medow." 



HILLS. 



Barralock Hill — is mentioned in the record of Samuel 

 Woods's lands. It is the hill due north of Baddacook Pond. 



Brown Loaf Hill — commonly called Brown Loaf — is 

 a handsome, symmetrical hill standing alone, more than a mile 

 from the village, near the Lowell road. Brown Loaf Hill 

 Meadow is mentioned in the description of Joseph Parker's 

 lands, December 2, 1664, which would imply that the hill was 

 so named before that time. Brown Loaf Hill is also men- 

 tioned in the record of James Parker's lands made on July 6, 

 1666; and Brovvnloafe Playne and Brownloaf Hill are given 

 in the record of James Fisk's lands in John Morse's hand- 

 writing, of which the date is absent, but which was certainly 

 made at a very early period. 



