Cape Cod National Seashore | Race Point

Fishermen’s huts. It would make sense that a settlement existed at the westernmost point of the Cape tip in the Continue reading →

Cape Cod National Seashore | Race Point

Pilots’ huts. Major J. D. Graham’s 1835 Map of the Extremity of Cape Cod shows two types of dwellings at Continue reading →

Cape Cod National Seashore | Race Point

Elisha Dyer’s Salt Works If the “E. Dyer” on Major J. D. Graham’s 1835 map is Elisha Dyer, he distinguished Continue reading →

Cape Cod National Seashore | Race Point

Nathaniel Covill’s Salt Works. If “N. Covill” is Nathaniel, he was the husband of Ruth (Dyer) Covill, the father of Continue reading →

Cape Cod National Seashore | Race Point

Race Point Light I. The first lighthouse on the peninsula was built in 1816. The Race Point Light Station was Continue reading →

Cape Cod National Seashore | Race Point

Race Point Light Assistant Keepers’ House. How can it be that the assistant keeper’s house was so much larger than Continue reading →

Cape Cod National Seashore | Race Point

Race Point Life-Saving Station Stable. This is one of two buildings that have served all three stations at this site: Continue reading →

Cape Cod National Seashore | Race Point

Race Point Coast Guard Station Watch Tower. A 36-foot-tall steel watch tower was constructed near the main Coast Guard station Continue reading →