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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] It includes ponds, woods and beachfront of ...
Nauset Light, officially Nauset Beach Light, [ 2] is a restored lighthouse on the Cape Cod National Seashore near Eastham, Massachusetts, erected in 1923 using the 1877 tower that was moved here from the Chatham Light. [ 2][ 3][ 4] It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The tower is a cast-iron plate shell lined with brick ...
As a result of this study, the towns of Wellfleet, Truro, along with the Cape Cod National Seashore, established the Herring River Restoration Committee. The committee along with a local advocacy group known as "Friends of the Herring River," was tasked with preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) as well as a detailed restoration plan.
Designated CP. November 22, 2011. The Highland Light (previously known as Cape Cod Light) is an active lighthouse on the Cape Cod National Seashore in North Truro, Massachusetts. [ 2][ 3][ 4] The current tower was erected in 1857, replacing two earlier towers that had been built in 1797 and 1831. It is the oldest and tallest lighthouse on Cape Cod.
This bucolic throwback, one of the most peaceful spots on the Cape, was donated to the Cape Cod National Seashore and you can walk the grounds and dream of simpler times.
You can either craft your own hike, perhaps working in long stretches of the Cape Cod Rail Trail or Cape Cod National Seashore beaches, ... make some new friends, check out local crafts, nosh on ...
April 5, 2001. The Nauset Archaeological District (or "Coast Guard Beach Site,19BN374" or "North Salt Pond Site,19BN390") is a National Historic Landmark District in Eastham, Massachusetts. Located within the southern portion of the Cape Cod National Seashore, this area was the location of substantial ancient settlements since at least 4,000 BC.
LC Class. F72.C3. The Outermost House is a book by naturalist writer Henry Beston that chronicles a year Beston spent living on the dunes of Cape Cod. It was published in 1928 by Doubleday and Doran and later by Henry Holt and Company . Beston's "Fo'castle," the 20x16 beach cottage which served as the setting for The Outermost House, was built ...