Jerusalem Road Area. Cohasset was first seen by Europeans in 1614, when
Captain John Smith explored the coast of
New England. The area was first settled in 1670 and became a town separate from
Hingham in 1770.
[2] Previously, what is today the town of Cohasset was known as Hingham's Second Parish.
[3] The town's name came from the
Algonquian word "Conahasset", meaning "long rocky place". Much of the land was originally granted to the "Conahasset Partners".
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