TANTIUSQUES
THE GRAPHITE OR BLACKLEAD
DEPOSIT NEAR BY WAS VALUED BY
THE INDIANS FOR FACE PAINT. AND
BY THE WHITE MEN FOR PENCILS
AND OTHER USES. JOHN WINTHROP,
JR., WAS "GRANTED THE HILL AT
TANTOUSQ" IN 1644. AND BEGAN
TO EXPLOIT THE MINE IN 1658.
MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY
TERCENTENARY COMMISSION