Editing Dartmouth, Massachusetts (section)

=== King Philip's War ===
[[File:Russell Garrison in Padanaram 01.jpg|thumb|English colonists residing in Old Dartmouth garrisoned at [[Russell Garrison]] in June 1675 fearing an attack from the [[Pokanoket people|Pokanoket]] in King Philip's War.]]{{Main|King Philip's War}}
The rising European population and increasing demand for land led the colonists' relationship with the indigenous inhabitants of New England to deteriorate. European encroachment and disregard for the terms of the Old Dartmouth Purchase led to [[King Philip's War]] in 1675.<ref name=":3">{{Cite book |last1=Arato |first1=Christine A. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sypwQ2nRv4cC&pg=PA2 |title=Safety Moored at Last: History, existing conditions, analysis, preliminary preservation issues |last2=Eleey |first2=Patrick L. |date=1998 |publisher=National Park Service |isbn=978-0-912627-66-3 |language=en}}</ref> In this conflict, [[Wampanoag]] tribesmen, allied with the [[Narragansett people|Narragansett]] and the [[Nipmuc]], raided Old Dartmouth and other European settlements in the area.<ref name=":3" /> Europeans in Old Dartmouth garrisoned in sturdier homes—John Russell's garrison in [[Padanaram, Massachusetts|Padanaram]], John Cooke's home in [[Fairhaven, Massachusetts|Fairhaven]], and a third garrison on [[Palmer Island Light|Palmer Island]].<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Conflict - Irreconcilable Differences |url=https://www.whalingmuseum.org/explore/exhibitions/harboring-hope-in-old-dartmouth/conflict |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203160929/https://www.whalingmuseum.org/explore/exhibitions/harboring-hope-in-old-dartmouth/conflict |archive-date=February 3, 2020 |access-date=February 3, 2020 |website=New Bedford Whaling Museum |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=Staff Writer |title=1675: When Dartmouth was at War |url=https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/news/local/chronicle/2012/01/04/1675-when-dartmouth-was-at/49779235007/ |access-date=November 5, 2022 |website=New Bedford Standard-Times |language=en-US}}</ref>