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Tag: Bull Brook

Dow Brook and Bull Brook

December 11, 2022December 11, 2022 Gordon HarrisLeave a comment

Bull Brook originates in Willowdale, crosses Linebrook Rd. and merges with Dow Brook at the Ipswich Utilities site on Rt. 1A. From that point the combined stream becomes the Egypt River.

Posted in History, Places, TrailsTagged 1894, Bull Brook, Utilities

The Bull Brook Paleo-Indian Discovery

March 13, 2021January 7, 2023 Gordon Harris10 Comments
The Ipswich discovery of PaleoIndian artifacts at Bull Brook

in the early 1950's, a group of young amateur archeologists men discovered one of the largest Paleo-Indian sites in North America along the banks of Bull Brook and the Egypt River in Ipswich, with over 6,000 artifacts uncovered.

Posted in History, Places, VideoTagged 1953, Agawam, Bull Brook, Ipswich, Ipswich Neighbors, Native Americans

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