When Lancaster was resettled after the attack that destroyed the Rowlandson garrison during King Philip's War in 1675-1676, resident Philip Goss built a house on the same site. It was burned by the French and Native Americans in 1704. Years later, when the field was being plowed, the doorstep and hearthstone of the Goss house were uncovered. The Rowlandson Pine was planted in 1853 to mark the spot and to commemorate the town's 200th anniversary. It is a well-loved local landmark.
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Published in: Images of America, Lancaster / Heather Maurer Lennon. Charleston, SC ; Chicago IL ; Portsmouth NH ; San Francisco CA. : Arcadia Publishing, 2001