Editing Rehoboth, Massachusetts (section)

===King Philip's War (1675–1676)===
[[File:Headstone Capt Samuel Peck Rehoboth Massachusetts.png|thumb|right|upright|Headstone of Capt. Samuel Peck, son of Joseph Peck, one of the original settlers of Rehoboth. Peck Burial Yard, Historic Cemetery #13]]
[[Image:Anawan Rock Sign.jpg|thumb|upright|Sign at Anawan Rock Historic Site]]

Rehoboth was a significant site during [[King Philip's War]]. On June 30, 1675,<ref name="kpwar">{{cite web|title=King Philip's War Event Timeline|url=http://kpwar.org/sample-page/timeline/|website=Battlefields of King Philip's War|publisher=Pequot Museum|access-date=February 21, 2017}}</ref> [[Metacomet|King Philip]] led a small force in a surprise attack against the undefended settlement, killing settlers, burning houses, and causing residents to live in constant fear of attack.<ref name="AmHistMag">{{cite web|last1=LaFantasie|first1=Glen W.|title=King Philip's War: Indian Chieftain's War Against the New England Colonies|url=http://www.historynet.com/king-philips-war-indian-chieftains-war-against-the-new-england-colonies.htm|website=HistoryNet|publisher=American History Magazine|access-date=February 21, 2017|date=April 2004}}</ref>

On March 28, 1676, [[Canonchet]] led the [[Narragansett people|Narragansetts]] in a second attack, destroying 42 homes, 21 barns, corn mills and a sawmill.<ref name="kpwar" />

On August 28, 1676, [[Benjamin Church (ranger)|Captain Benjamin Church]] surrounded and captured Anawan, a [[Wampanoag people|Wampanoag]] sachem who had become chief upon the death of [[Metacomet|King Philip]] two weeks earlier.  The Wampanoags had taken a position above Squannakonk Swamp to hide from the colonists. Church's capture and execution of Anawan effectively ended the campaigns in southeastern Massachusetts of [[King Philip's War]]. [[Anawan Rock]], a large [[Puddingstone (rock)|puddingstone]], still marks the location.<ref name="SouthCoastGhost">{{cite web|title=King Philip's War 1675-1676|url=http://southcoastghost.weebly.com/king-phillips-war.html|website=South Coast Ghost|access-date=February 21, 2017}}</ref> Although a desolate place at the time, the rock is not far off modern-day [[U.S. Route 44#Massachusetts|Route 44]].