Article: Mount Hope

MOUNT HOPE

MOUNT HOPE, a hill in the present town of Bristol, Rhode Island, was, in 1676, in the colony of Plymouth. It was the headquarters of the Wampanoag sachem Metacom (King Philip), the leading spirit in King Philip's War. On the east side of the hill are his spring and "King Philip's Chair," a rocky ledge from which Metacom watched for ...

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