Andy Woodruff · Cartographer

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Norumbega, New England’s lost city of riches and Vikings

24 May 2010 tagged Boston, cartography myth, history, vikings with 6 comments

“Here, at modern Watertown, was the ancient CITY OF NORUMBEGA.” While preparing data for another spare time local interest map (forthcoming), I ran across a tiny bit of information (“Horsford’s Norse exploration theory”) that ended up captivating me for the weekend. It is the story of Norumbega, at various points a regional name applied to [...]