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Marconi Beach. Marconi Beach is part of the Cape Cod National Seashore in Wellfleet, Massachusetts.The beach is named for Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi.In 1903, the first transatlantic wireless communication originating in the United States was successfully transmitted from nearby Marconi Station; a message from U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt to King Edward VII of the United Kingdom. [1]
Marconi Beach in Wellfleet and Nauset Light Beach in Eastham were closed from July 31 until Aug. 3. Head of the Meadow Beach in Truro and Nauset Light Beach were closed Aug. 21 and reopened Aug. 23.
Marconi Beach in Wellfleet and Nauset Light Beach in Eastham were closed from July 31 until Aug. 3. Head of the Meadow Beach in Truro and Nauset Light Beach were closed Aug. 21 and reopened Aug. 23.
The first transmission received on the continent of North America by Marconi was at Signal Hill, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador in 1901; Glace Bay, Nova Scotia was the site of the first such two-way transmission, in 1902. [2] One of the station's most notable roles occurred with the sinking of the RMS Titanic in April 1912.
Marconi Beach in South Wellfleet is popular with visitors who enjoy the natural setting and sometimes significant surf conditions.
Notable sites encompassed by the CCNS include Marconi Station (site of the first two-way transatlantic radio transmission), the Highlands Center for the Arts (formerly the North Truro Air Force Station), the Dune Shacks of Peaked Hill Bars Historic District (a 1,950-acre historic district containing dune shacks and the dune environment), and the glacial erratic known as Doane Rock.
Atlantic Beach (contiguous with Easton's Beach across a small creek) Easton's Beach (First Beach) Belmont Beach (small, rocky) Rejects' Beach or People's Beach (contiguous with Bailey's Beach, at the end of the Newport Cliff Walk) Bailey's Beach (private) Gooseberry Beach (privately owned but open to public) Hazard's Beach (privately owned)
Marconi Beach is on the ocean side of Cape Cod, about a 20-mile drive south from Provincetown. Leak from once buried Cold War site shuts down more Outer Banks beach, NC park says.