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It includes the two villages of Yarmouth Center and Yarmouthport, which were important 18th and 19th century centers of civic and economic activity. [ 2 ] Although the district includes a number of early colonial First Period structures (the oldest being the c, 1690 Timothy Hallett House, 24 Hallett Street), the majority of its buildings date ...
There's a small parking area off Route 6A, located next to the Yarmouth Port post office — but don't park in the post office lot! Along the scenic Pond Trail at the Historical Society of Old ...
In March 1776, Yarmouth troops served as part of George Washington's forces during the Fortification of Dorchester Heights. [16] A meeting of Yarmouth citizens declared the town's independence from Great Britain on June 20, 1776. [17] As a coastal community, Yarmouth was subject to blockade by the Royal Navy throughout the Revolutionary War. [18]
It connects to the 6-plus mile (10 km) Old Colony Rail Trail leading to Chatham, the 2 mile Yarmouth multi-use trail, and 8 miles (13 km) of trails within Nickerson State Park. [3] Short side trips on roads lead to national seashore beaches including Coast Guard Beach at the end of the Nauset Bike Trail in Cape Cod National Seashore . [ 4 ]
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The Yarmouth Camp Ground Historic District is a historic district encompassing a religious summer camp meeting ground in Yarmouth and Barnstable, Massachusetts. The core of the camp ground was purchased in 1863 by the Sandwich District Camp Meeting Association, a Methodist Episcopal organization, and was operated until 1939.
Yarmouth will hold a special election on Saturday, Dec. 7, to fill a vacant seat resulting from the death of Select Board Chairman Michael Stone in August. The last day to register to vote in the ...
Maritime industry began a decline in the second half of the 19th century, but the arrival of the railroads heralded the beginning of the area's conversion to a summer resort destination, and the area around Main Street and the bridge across the Bass River took shape as the main village center of South Yarmouth with the construction of a number ...