Laidler Field

79 Chestnut St, Abington, MA 02351, USA

Abington Park & Recreation: 781-982-2125

Owned By: Town of Abington

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Located on Chestnut Street in Abington, Laidler Field features a playground for younger children, a baseball field, and a multi-purpose field.

Features

This property is named for Ernest H. Laidler.

This land is within the region of the Massachusett (or Massachuseuk) Native American tribe. According to Martha Campbell’s Remembering Old Abington, the original town of Abington included today’s Abington and Rockland as well as most of Whitman. In the 1660s, European settlers from Weymouth began establishing homesteads within the town. While the settlers came from Massachusetts Bay Colony, the land was part of Plymouth Colony. All of the 18 original land grants were along the Satucket Path, a trail established by Native Americans that extended from Wessagusset in North Weymouth to Robbins Pond in East Bridgewater. Campbell also explains how the Native American name for the town was Manamooskeagin, translated from the Algonquin as “great green place of shaking grass.” The Abington town seal incorporates its Algonquian name.

To learn more about local tribes, we encourage you to interact with their members. The Mattakeeset band of the Massachusett and the Massachusett tribe at Ponkapoag share information on their websites.

Habitats and Wildlife

This grassy property, bordered with maple and oak trees, is situated within the watershed of Beaver Brook. Beaver Brook flows south through Abington and Bridgewater. It joins with Meadow Brook to form the Matfield River, which is part of the Taunton River watershed. We encourage you to follow and support the Taunton River Watershed Alliance.