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located in the southern part of the region, back of the beach. It has 

 been shghtly chffed by the harbor waves, on the southwest, but is 

 otherwise practically in the same condition as when the ice left it. 

 Nantasket Hill (N) at Hull, also called Telegraph Hill, is another 

 drumlin which has suffered but little erosion; it is slightly chffed on 

 the south. Thornbush Hill (T), just west of Nantasket Hill, is 

 somewhat more strongly cliffed, but retains its initial form to a 

 marked degree. The erosion has taken place at the southwest side. 

 Sagamore Head (Sa) , near Hampton Hill, preserves a nearly perfect 

 outline except for a pronounced cliff on the the northeast side and 

 a minor cliff on the north and west. The main cliff is well back 

 from the present shoreline, and has evidently not been touched by the 

 waves for many years. 



North of Sagamore Head is White Head (W), a drumlin which 

 retains its initial form fairly well on the south, although a slight 

 clifffng is noticeable there; but which has a remarkable strongly 

 curved cliff cut into its northern side (Fig. 11), and smaller cliffs on 

 the northeast and east. Like the northeast cliff on Sagamore Head, 

 the cliffs on the north and east sides of White Head are well back 

 from the present shoreline and have long remained untouched by the 

 waves. West of White Head are several low drumloidal hills, con- 

 nected by lower areas of till and cliffed on both the north and south 

 sides. Great Hill (G), at Allerton, has a strongly marked cliff on the 

 eastern end where the waves are still cutting into the hill, although 

 not so effectively as formerly. There has apparently been a slight 

 clifling on the western end of Great Hill, also. Strawberry Hill (St), 

 about half-way between Allerton and Sagamore Head, is in many 

 respects the most remarkable drumlin in the district. Except for a 

 short distance along the northwest side, it has been cliffed throughout 

 its entire circumference; a rather inconspicuous cliff is developed 

 along the north side, more prominent cliffs on the south and west sides, 

 while the southeast face is a splendid marine cliff long ago abandoned 

 by the waves (Fig. 3). In fact the only point where the sea still 

 reaches the drumlin is along its southwest side. There is a marked 

 escarpment on the northeast corner of the cliffed drumlin, but much 

 of this is due to the removal of till for road-building. Professor Isaiah 

 Bowman informs us, however, that a small nip existed there before 



