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Cape Cod National Seashore | Race Point

The “Race” of Race Point has nothing to do with racing around the tip of Cape Cod. Instead, it refers Continue reading →

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 II. The lighthouse that stands today, flashing white every 10 seconds, was built in 1876. It is Continue reading →

Cape Cod National Seashore | Race Point

Race Point Light Keeper’s House. The keeper’s house was built in 1874-76 and used until 1972, when Race Point Light Continue reading →

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