Strawberry Valley Golf Course

164 Washington St, Abington, MA 02351, USA

(781) 347-4877

Owned By: Town of Abington/Strawberry Valley Golf Committee

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Strawberry Valley Golf Course is a 9-hole public golf course in Abington. In the winter, when snow is on the ground, it is open to the public for sledding and cross-country skiing.

Features

This municipal golf course (par-35) opened in 1965. It is overseen by the Town of Abington.

This land is within the region of the Massachusett (or Massachuseuk). To learn more about local Native American tribes, we encourage you to interact with their members. The Massachusett tribe at Ponkapoag and the Mattakeeset band of the Massachusett share information on their websites.

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.

Trail Description

No trails,  but the greens are open to the public for cross-country skiing and sledding in the winter.

Habitats and Wildlife

The Stream River flows through the northern portion of this property. It eventually joins the Shumatuscacant River to flow into the Satucket River, which is part of the Taunton River watershed.