Draft:King Philip's Stockade

King Phillip's Stockade is a section of Forest Park in Springfield, Massachusetts. The area is named after the popular legend which claims that Wampanoag leader Metacomet (also known as King Phillip) used the site to plan and enact the Siege of Springfield in 1675 as part of King Phillip's War; whether the site was actually used by Metacomet has been debated. Other stories have claimed the area was home to a fort in which Springfield residents took shelter following the Siege of Springfield.

The park borders Longmeadow, and is cut off from the rest of Forest Park by Route 5. The park, which looks out over the Connecticut River, has picnic pavilions with tables and grills. One corner of the park hosts a bronze statue of "Toto the Windsor Indian," a Native American man who attempted to warn Springfield residents of the planned attack.