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Item 31719

Wackwarreska, Scarborough, ca. 1651

Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: circa 1651 Location: Scarborough; Scarborough Media: Painting, mural

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 1 of 4

"Tradition says the purchase price was a bushel of beans down and a bushel of corn yearly. One condition of the sale was that Wackwarreska's daughter…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 3 of 4

"To early settlers she was familiarly known as Indian Jane, Jane the Indian or Jane Hannup. In 1651, Jane and her brother, as heirs of Wackwarreska…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"… was Uphannum, or Indian Jane, daughter of the Sagamore of Owascoag, the Indian's name for Scarborough."