Near Highland Light Rd, 0.3 miles east of S Highland Rd, on the left when traveling east.
These tall cliffs seemed like solid ground when President Washington authorized the construction of Cape Cod’s first lighthouse here in 1797. But over the years, the waves of powerful winter storms have battered the base of this cliff. From time to . . . — — Map (db m141553) HM
On Corn Hill Road, 0.7 miles west of Castle Road, on the left when traveling north.
Ralph S. Barnaby, on a flight from Corn Hill of 15 minutes, 6 seconds, became the first American to win an International Soaring Certificate, August 18, 1929.
This flight was the first to exceed the American record for motorless flight of 9 . . . — — Map (db m156416) HM
On Corn Hill Road, 0.7 miles west of Castle Road, on the left when traveling north.
Sixteen Pilgrims led by Myles Standish, William Bradford, Stephen Hopkins and Edward Tilley found the precious Indian corn on this spot which they called Corn Hill, November 16, 1620.
Old style.
And sure it was God’s good . . . — — Map (db m156633) HM
On Highland Light Rd at S Highland Rd, on the left when traveling east on Highland Light Rd.
The original Highland House was the Small family farmhouse. The Smalls ran a farm on the property in the 1700s. By the 1800s they began taking in guests as Cape Cod tourism grew. The business thrived, and the Smalls added cottages. They removed the . . . — — Map (db m141544) HM
On Highland Light Rd at S Highland Rd, on the left when traveling east on Highland Light Rd.
I have a room all to myself it is Nature.
Henry David Thoreau
The land comprising the Truro Highlands District included an early 1700s farm owned by the Small family, with a windmill for grinding grain. . . . — — Map (db m141541) HM