Cape Cod National Seashore | Herring Cove

Within my lifetime, one could drive directly to Herring Cove Beach from Long Beach, Calif., along Route 6, America’s longest Continue reading →

Cape Cod National Seashore | Herring Cove

Helltown (or Hell Town). The settlement south of Hatches Harbor and north of Lancy’s Harbor (an inlet that no longer Continue reading →

Cape Cod National Seashore | Herring Cove

Nickerson’s Whale and Menhaden Oil Works. Nickerson’s Whale and Menhaden Oil Works was founded and constructed in 1886 by Joshua Continue reading →

Cape Cod National Seashore | Herring Cove

Measured mile, north targets. To permit naval vessels to accurately gauge their speed over a short distance, three pairs of Continue reading →

Cape Cod National Seashore | Herring Cove

Measured mile, center targets. This view of the state highway along what was then New Beach shows what looks to Continue reading →

Cape Cod National Seashore | Herring Cove

Measured mile, south targets. A postcard aerial view of the Provincetown Inn shows the southern pair of target towers by Continue reading →

Cape Cod National Seashore | Herring Cove

Herring Cove Beach Bathhouse I. Herring Cove Beach (formerly New Beach) offers something for everyone, generally in degrees of abandon Continue reading →

Cape Cod National Seashore | Herring Cove

Herring Cove Beach Concession Stand I. Simple, functional, Park Service modernism in the service of thirsty and hungry beachgoers who Continue reading →