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Cuttyhunk Island [1] is the outermost of the Elizabeth Islands in Massachusetts.A small outpost for the harvesting of sassafras was occupied for a few weeks in 1602, arguably making it the first English settlement in New England.
Gray Gables was built in 1880 and was named Tudor Haven by its first owners. [1] Grover Cleveland purchased the house for $20,000 [2] in 1890 (equivalent to $620,000 in 2023), renovating it and renaming it Gray Gables.
The Cape Cod Canal, completed in 1916, connects Buzzards Bay to Cape Cod Bay; its creation shortened the trade route between New York and Boston by 62 miles (100 km). [ 9 ] Cape Cod extends 65 miles (105 km) into the Atlantic Ocean, with a breadth of between 1–20 miles (1.6–32.2 km), and covers more than 400 miles (640 km) of shoreline. [ 10 ]
The Cape Libraries Automated Materials Sharing (CLAMS) library network is a non-profit consortium of 35 member libraries and 38 locations throughout Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket. Since it was founded in 1988, [ 1 ] the number of items available has grown from 568,000 in 1991 to over 1.6 million in 2022. [ 2 ]
The Cape Cod National Seashore (CCNS) encompasses 43,607 acres (68.1 sq mi; 176.5 km 2) [1] on Cape Cod, in Massachusetts. CCNS was created on August 7, 1961, by President John F. Kennedy , [ 3 ] [ 4 ] when he signed a bill enacting the legislation he first co-sponsored as a Senator a few years prior. [ 5 ]
A memorial to the fallen sits at the entrance to CGAS Cape Cod. In an article in the Cape Cod Times that ran on February 22, 1979, the air station ' s commanding officer, Captain Arthur Wagner, said, "They will never be forgotten. They set down a high standard for all of us to follow."
The town is represented in the Massachusetts Senate as a part of the Cape and Islands District, which includes all of Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket except the towns of Bourne, Falmouth, Sandwich, and a portion of Barnstable. [20] The Chatham Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency that services the town.
Cuffy is a 1983 British sitcom.It spawned off from the 1980–1981 ATV comedy-drama Shillingbury Tales, and both series were created by Francis Essex.In Shillingbury Tales, the character of Cuffy appeared in two episodes and was played by Bernard Cribbins, who reprised this role, now given centre stage, for this series, alongside the rest of the main Shillingbury cast: Jack Douglas as farmer ...