Standoff at Coonamessett Pond
- Date Range
- 1806 – 1806
- Title
- Standoff at Coonamessett Pond
- What occurred
- A group called the Herring Party opposed the installation of a new mill-dam into the Coonamessett River - this dam stopped the flow of fish into the Coonamessett Pond. The Herring Party attempted to blow up the dam with a cannon, but instead the cannon exploded, killing the gunner. As support for the Herring Party faded, so too did support for common rights laws as the American expansionist economy took off.
- Location
- Falmouth, MA
- Image Citation
- https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/capenews.net/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/4/72/472a7a03-a515-56f7-8df0-996a9aa3b7c1/59d6845240a1b.image.jpg?resize=1200%2C800
- Student name(s)
- Aidan Briney