54 NATURAL HISTORY AND TOPOGRAPHY OF GROTON, MASS. 



Chestnut Hills — the range lying northerly of Martin's 

 Pond ; so called from the abundant growth of chestnut-trees 

 on its sides, and now owned by Lawrence Brooks. The high- 

 est elevation in town. 



Clay-Pit Hill — the small hill at the corner of the East 

 Pepperell road and Break Neck. 



Gibbet Hill — a noted landmark, overlooking the village 

 on its easterly side. It is mentioned in the land-grant of 

 Sergeant James Parker, which was entered in the town- 

 records by Richard Sawtell, the first town-clerk who filled 

 the office, from June, 1662, to January, 1664-65. An unlikely 

 tradition is that the hill was so called from the fact that once an 

 Indian was gibbeted on its top. If this ever occurred, it must 

 have happened before Sawtell'sterm of office. The town was 

 incorporated by the General Court on May 25, 1655, but no 

 public records are known to have been kept before June 23, 

 1662. 



Horse Hill — in the eastern part of the town, near Massa- 

 poag Pond. It lies partly in Dunstable, and is covered with 

 woods. 



Indian Hill, or Hills — the range beginning near James's 

 Brook, a mile south of the village, and running in an easterly 

 direction on the south side of the Great Road to Boston. 



Long Hill — leading westerly from Farmers' Row down 

 toward the Red Bridge. 



Naumox — a low hill or ridge a short distance west of the 

 road to East Pepperell, near the Longley monument, and 

 running parallel with the road. The name is said to be that 

 of an Indian chief, and is also used in connection with the 

 neighborhood. 



Prospect Hill — very near Cady Pond, and east of it. 



RiDGE Hill, or The Ridges — the name of a peculiar 

 ridge, three miles southeasterly from the village, along which 



