
Aptucxet Trading Post and Museum
English settlers thought this location, near two rivers, was perfect for a post to promote trade with their neighbors, the Wampanoag Indians and the Dutch from New Amsterdam. Furs, sugar, and other staples, tools, glass, tobacco, and cloth were bought and sold; wampum (carved quahog shells made into beads) served as currency. The Aptucxet Trading Post and Museum that you see...