TURNERS FALLS, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — A 12-year study into the 1676 Turners Falls massacre has recently been completed. The study investigated the incident where 250 Native people had been killed in an attack led by Captain William Turners on the Deerfield River across from Turners Falls. 

The study was funded by a $200,000 grant awarded in 2012 from the National Park Service and focused on archaeological and historical findings of what happened before and after the massacre. David Brule, a Native historian and president of the Nolumbeka Project led the coordination efforts of the research project for the town of Montague. 

The research findings are not yet available to the public, however it is a planned component of the project to educate the community on what they have learned over the past decade.