Photo taken by Anne Martin

Brief Cohasset History
Cohasset, named "Quonahasset" or "long rocky place"
by Native Americans, was settled as an agricultural
community in 1670 and remained the Second Parish
and Precinct of Hingham until it was incorporated in 1770.

Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, Cohasset
developed into a seafaring village, based on shipbuilding,
trading and fishing. By the mid 19th century, its mackerel
fleet numbered more than 50 schooners. In the latter
years of the century, the town became a summer colony
of prosperous Boston families who built large estates along its shores.

You may contact the Society at:
Cohasset Historical Society
106 South Main Street
Cohasset, MA 02025
Telephone: 781-383-1434
E-Mail: cohassethistory@yahoo.com


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