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The Massachusetts Humane Society built some of the earliest extant structures in the dunes area in 1872 to house members of the United States Life-Saving Service, whose mission was to assist survivors of shipwrecks. [5] [6] The dune shacks are mentioned by Henry David Thoreau in his book "Cape Cod" published in 1865. [5]
Historic dune shacks. Roughly one third of Cape Cod National Seashore is coastal dunes. A collection of dune shacks make up the Peaked Hill Bars Historic District, where the Chanel Shack is located.
Provincetown (/ ˈ p r ɒ v ɪ n s ˌ t aʊ n /) is a New England town located at the extreme tip of Cape Cod in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, in the United States.A small coastal resort town with a year-round population of 3,664 as of the 2020 United States Census, [3] Provincetown has a summer population as high as 60,000. [4]
A ship that served in the Quasi-War, which was decommissioned and wrecked off Cape Cod: Paul Palmer United States: 15 June 1913 A schooner that caught fire and sank off Provincetown. Peace and Prosperity: 2 January 1784
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Town Hill is a summit at the northern end of the Outer Cape of Cape Cod in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. It is located in Provincetown. It is the location of the Pilgrim Monument. Oak Head is located north-northeast of Town Hill, and the Race Point Light is on the coast to the north.
Organizers expect up to 7,000 visitors at Cape Cod Canal Day Festival at Buzzards Bay Park Sept. 21. Music, food trucks, craft beer will all be there. Alpacas, craft beer, a 2,200-pound bridge ...