Report on the History of Cape Cod, Massachusetts: Cape Cod in HIstory

Author(s): Frank Barnes

Year: 1958

Summary

A short (8 pp) report done as part of the preliminary planning for the creation of the Cape Cod National Seashore. Mentions only the most basic historical events related to Cape Cod, beginning with the voyages, landings, and mentions of the cape by early European explorers (Champlain, Gosnold, and John Smith, for example) and the first landing place of the Pilgrims. Very brief summaries of historical events from 1620 to World War II. A short, basic bibliography is included.

Cite this Record

Report on the History of Cape Cod, Massachusetts: Cape Cod in HIstory. Frank Barnes. Philadelphia, PA: National Park Service, Region Five. 1958 ( tDAR id: 5731) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8697283

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Keywords

Culture
Euroamerican • Historic

Investigation Types
Methodology, Theory, or Synthesis

Geographic Keywords
Barnstable County • Cape Cod • Eastham, MA • Outer Cape Cod • Provincetown, MA • Southeastern Massachusetts • Southern New England • Truro, MA • Wellfleet, MA

Temporal Keywords
Historic Period

Spatial Coverage

min long: -70.271; min lat: 41.816 ; max long: -69.895; max lat: 42.115 ;

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