FINAL WEEK, Tuesday's "Medfield Historical Minute"

For the final week of the year-long Medfield Historical Minutes, each of the days will represent an important event in Medfield history that had a major and “game changing” impact on the town.

A Medfield Historical Minute...

This is the final week of "Medfield Historical Minutes" brought to you by town historian, Richard DeSorgher.

Although the Coronavirus is still part of our daily lives, there is hope on the horizon that we will not be isolated too much longer as vaccinations are now taking place. Medfield Historical
Minutes were Richard's way of "giving you a little break during this time of boredom during
isolation" by sharing his knowledge of Medfield history. A huge thank you to Richard for his time and dedication to sharing the history of Medfield with our community for one full year.

"On February 21, 1676, Medfield was attacked by somewhere between 300-1,000 Native-Americans during the King Philip War. Seventeen residents and soldiers were killed, many were wounded and at least one was taken hostage and never returned. An unknown number of Native-Americans were killed. Thirty-two houses, besides barns and out buildings were burnt. By the end of the war, in the summer of 1676, the economy of New England had suffered so greatly that it would take years for it to recover. Before the advent of insurance, settlers lost everything, families were scattered and life time savings were gone beyond any hope of redemption. In proportion to population, King Philip War produced greater causalities than any other war in American history."