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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 23. Chapters: Taunton River Watershed, Watersheds of Boston Harbor, Charles River, Mystic River, Hingham Bay, Winnecunnet Pond, Weymouth Back River, Neponset River, Nashua River Watershed, Lake Sabbatia, Long Pond, Assonet River, Weir River, Weymouth Fore River, Quincy Bay, Hockomock Swamp, Assawompset Pond, Nemasket River, Monponsett Pond, Three Mile River, Canoe River, Watson Pond, Robbins Pond, Tispaquin Pond, Lake Rico, Great Quittacas Pond, Lake Nippenicket, Norton Reservoir, Pocksha Pond, Poor Meadow Brook, Little Quittacas Pond, Town River, Shumatuscacant River, Winnetuxet River, Segreganset River, Lynn Woods Reservation, Cotley River, Snake River, Mill River, Cedar Swamp River, Rumford River, Forge River, Wading River, Satucket River, Salisbury Plain River, Matfield River, Hudson River Watershed, Hockomock River, Assonet Bay, Cocasset River. Excerpt: Charles River - a.new, #quickbar a.new/* cache key: enwiki: resourceloader: filter: minify-css:5: f2a9127573a22335c2a9102b208c73e7 */ Charles River View of the Charles River and Boston at nightThe river's name, preceding the English version, was once thought to be Quinobequin (meandering), though that attribution has been discredited by, among others, the Harvard University Librarian in 1850. The river was used by Native Americans for local transportation and fishing, and as part of the passage from southeastern Massachusetts to northern New England. Captain John Smith explored and mapped the coast of New England, naming many features including the Charles River, which he gave the Native American name, Massachusetts River. When Smith presented his map to Charles I he suggested that the king should feel free to change any of the "barbarous names" for "English" ones. The king made many su...
