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Stage Harbor Light is a lighthouse in Chatham, Massachusetts built in 1880. [1] [2] It was discontinued in 1933, replaced by a skeleton tower 200 ft (60m) west which remains an active aid to navigation. [3]
The island was designated a Federal Wildlife Refuge in 1970, serving as an important stop on the migratory routes of 285 species of birds. Since gaining federal protection in 1972, gray seals have become a common sight on Monomoy and nearby Chatham's South Beach island. Part of the refuge is the Monomoy Wilderness. [1]
Chatham is located at the southeastern tip of Cape Cod and has historically been a fishing community. First settled by the English in 1664, the township was originally called Monomoit based on the indigenous population's term for the region. [1] Chatham was incorporated as a town on June 11, 1712, and has become a summer resort area.
Without a beach sticker, you can also try your luck at one of the few two-hour parking spaces near Humarock Beach on Marshfield Avenue. Duxbury offered nonresident beach stickers for $330 by April ...
Pleasant Bay is the largest contiguous bay along the Cape Cod National Seashore.It is located along the towns of Orleans, Chatham, Harwich, and a small part of Brewster. ...
Monomoy Point Light [1] is a historic light in Chatham, Massachusetts. The station was established in 1823. The first light was a wood tower and brick lantern room on top of the keeper's house. The current tower, one of the first made of cast iron, was built in 1849.
The outer beach, or "backside," of Cape Cod has been the notorious graveyard for more than 3,000 ships since the wreck of the Sparrowhawk in 1626. The high cost in lives and property demanded by the sands of Cape Cod, led to the establishment of the Massachusetts Humane Society in 1786, the first organization in the nation devoted to the rescue and assistance of shipwrecked mariners.
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