King Philip also made nearby Mount Hope (Montaup) his base of operations. "King Philip's Chair," a rocky ledge on the mountain, was a lookout site for enemy ships on Mount Hope Bay. The site was also used by the Chief Sachem to communicate with his tribe which was spread throughout southern New England. After that war concluded, the town was settled in 1680 as part of the Plymouth Colony. It remained a part of Massachusetts until the Crown transferred it to the Rhode Island Colony in 1747.