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The Railroad Comes to South Wellfleet

The arrival of the railroad on Cape Cod in the middle of the Nineteenth Century brought a new level of change. Now the Cape towns were connected to each other and to the rest of Massachusetts. Fishermen and those harvesting … Continue reading

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The First Cannon Hill

Firing a cannon on the Fourth of July is a long-time tradition – a celebration that predates the parades and fireworks of today.  This past winter, in reviewing the archive of the Cape Cod Genealogical Society’s monthly Bulletin, I came … Continue reading

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