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The Norumbega Tower is a stone tower erected by Eben Norton Horsford in 1889 to mark the supposed location of Fort Norumbega, a legendary Norse fort and city. [1][2] It is located in Weston, Massachusetts at the confluence of Stony Brook and the Charles River.
Dec 18, 2019 · Discover Norumbega Tower in Weston, Massachusetts: This tower pays homage to a legendary Viking fort established in Massachusetts that never really existed.
May 24, 2010 · It is the story of Norumbega, at various points a regional name applied to New England, a legendary city of riches, and thanks to a baking powder magnate, an 11th-century Viking city established by Leif Erikson in the modern-day Boston area.
Nov 30, 2021 · Weston, Massachusetts: Tower Marks Town of Massachusetts Vikings. According to a wealthy amateur historian with powerful friends, this was the site of the Viking town of Norumbega. In 1889, a medieval-style tower was built as a tribute to the Bay State's fearsome Norse forebears.
- Norumbega Rd, Weston, MA
May 5, 2014 · The often overlooked Norumbega Tower on the Charles River Reservation is the 'poster child' of the state's Hidden Treasures Preservation Month. This video shows Sunday's open house at the Tower.
Sep 5, 2017 · Norumbega Tower. An odd find sitting on the side of the highway. A Harvard chemistry professor built this tower in 1889 to honor a supposed nearby Viking settlement from 1000 to 1300 AD. Historians aren't so sure about the professor's claims.
Feb 17, 2006 · After completing a 2,000-mile journey along the Atlantic coast, a British sailor, David Ingram, offered a detailed report of a gem-encrusted, golden-walled city called Norumbega that he said was...
