Anawan Rock, Rehoboth, Massachusetts-puddingstone
Annawan or Anawan may refer to: *Annawan (chief) (died 1676), a Wampanoag sachem *Anawan Rock, a colonial historic site in Rehoboth, Massachusetts *Annawan, Illinois, a town in Illinois *Annawan Township Annawan Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,112 and it contained 515 housing units. Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of w ...

Annawan (chief)
Annawan or Anawan (died 1676) was a sachem of the Wampanoag.Gille 1999, p. 71. Life Titles Annawan served as chief counselor and head captain under King Philip ( Metacomet) in the eponymous King Philip's War against the New England colonists, having earlier served under Philip's father, Massasoit, in wars with other New England Indian tribes. He was recognized as a great and valiant warrior, even among his enemies. King Philip's War King Philip was killed in an attack on his Miery Swamp fortress, near Mount Hope, on August 12, 1676. After the ensuing rout, only a remnant of his people were left at large, under two principal chiefs, Tispaquin and Annawan. Of these chiefs Annawan was the more important, having been Philip's head captain. Though he was an old man at this time, Annawan rallied the surviving warriors and they continued to attack settlers of Swansea and Plymouth, constantly moving their camp to avoid discovery. Anawan Rock Later that year (1676), a captive I ...
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Anawan Rock
Anawan Rock is a colonial historic site in Rehoboth, Massachusetts. It is a large dome of conglomerate rock ( puddingstone) located off Winthrop Street ( U.S. Route 44) in a wooded site reached by a short footpath. The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. History On August 28, 1676, Captain Benjamin Church and his group of colonial soldiers captured Anawan, the war chief of the Pocasset People. He was an old man at the time, and a chief captain of Metacomet, who had been captured and killed by the colonists two weeks earlier. The capture of Anawan marked the final event in King Philip's War. Although Church promised to spare Anawan's life upon his capture, he was ultimately executed by colonial officials. Anawan Rock is one of the few physical sites from the war still intact. See also *National Register of Historic Places listings in Bristol County, Massachusetts List of Registered Historic Places in Bristol County, Massachusetts: __NOTOC__ ...
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Annawan, Illinois
Annawan is an incorporated town in Henry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 878 at the 2010 census. Geography Annawan is located at (41.397094, -89.908893). According to the 2010 census, Annawan has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 868 people, 354 households, and 238 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 373 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 99.88% White, and 0.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.15% of the population. There were 354 households, out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.5% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the ...
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