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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM133W_monica-dickens-stratton_Bourne-MA.html
Through her efforts suicide barriers were placed on the canal bridges."The Samaritans hope that saving people here will give them time to reconsider, to give themselves another chance at living, and at finding some help."
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM133V_august-belmont_Bourne-MA.html
In Memory of August BelmontFebruary 18, 1853 - December 10, 1924Whose vision, initiative, an indomitable courage made possible the first complete construction of The Cape Cod CanalConnecting Buzzards Bay and Cape Cod Bay which was officially opene…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM130H_bournedales-yesterdays_Bourne-MA.html
You are standing in the center of the Old Nye Estate. Before construction of the canal, this was the finest home in Bournedale, a sleepy Cape Cod village complete with post office, village hall, general store, and its own industry - the Tahanto Ir…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM130G_comassakumakanit_Bourne-MA.html
Long before the first European settlements in the Herring River Valley, a band of Wampanoag Indians lived in this area. The seasonal village called Comassakumakanit, stood beside Megansett Waye, an important trading path linking Cape and the mainl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12WX_still-on-patrol_Bourne-MA.html
(Front of Marker)In memory of all U.S. Submarines that are still on patrol. U.S.S. Trout State Boat of Massachusetts lost in action February 29th 1944(Rear Marker)U.S. Navy Submarines paid heavily for their success in World War II. A total of 374 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12WW_changes-through-time_Sagamore-Beach-MA.html
The name Sagamore is defined as "Chief" of an Indian tribe. It was on Sagamore Hill that chiefs of the Wampanoag and Manomet Indians would hold tribal meetings. As you look out toward Cape Cod Bay, the land before you has undergone many changes si…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12WV_panama-mount_Sagamore-Beach-MA.html
The 241st Coastal Artillery Battery C used this Panama Gun Mount as a firing base. At the onset of World War II, the United States Army positioned 155 MM Field Artillery pieces at critical coastal locations. The defense of the easterly entrance to…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12WU_ready-rooms_Sagamore-Beach-MA.html
Before you are "Ready Rooms". A series off underground tunnels connected the plotting rooms and ammunition storage rooms behind the hill to the observation and battery command station atop the hill. Side tunnels allowed movement of ammunition to t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12WS_241st-coast-artillery_Sagamore-Beach-MA.html
A siren pierces the air! A German submarine is sighted! Soldiers scramble to their respective positions to defend the eastern entrance of the Cape Cod Canal from enemy attack.This was only a drill. Enemy vessels were sighted along these shores, ye…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12UL_sagamore-hill-trail_Sandwich-MA.html
By looking at the present landscape, one can see into the past. Sagamore Hill is rich in cultural and natural history. What was once a Indian Council gathering place later became a World War II Coastal Military Installation. The land is now a mixt…