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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Provincetown

 
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Barnstable is the county seat for Barnstable County
Provincetown is in Barnstable County
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1 ► Massachusetts, Barnstable County, Provincetown — #286 Commercial St. — Established 1910 —
In 1912 the "Star” was born, Provincetown's first movie theater, in time converted into "Bowlaway" Candlepin Lanes, where the tid-bit diner was a favorite of Capt. Manuel "Sea Fox" Zora, a legendary rumrunner. In 1983 Isaac Saada (aka Zukie) . . . — — Map (db m234504) HM
2 ► Massachusetts, Barnstable County, Provincetown — The First Landing Place of the Pilgrims, Nov. 11, 1620, O.S. —
The map in Mourt's Relation shows that near this spot the Pilgrims first touched foot on American soil. — — Map (db m55594) HM
3 ► Massachusetts, Barnstable County, Provincetown — "A grand place to be alone and undisturbed" — Eugene O'Neill, 1919 —
This unmarked path leads through the unique landscape of the Dune Shacks of Peaked Hill Bars Historic District and on to the Atlantic Ocean. The dune shacks are part of Provincetown and Truro's rich history. The earliest shacks were built as . . . — — Map (db m264309) HM
4 ► Massachusetts, Barnstable County, Provincetown — H.M.S. Somerset —
Of all the enemy ships that haunted Provincetown Harbor during the Revolutionary War, perhaps the most fearsome was the huge British man-of-war H.M.S. Somerset. With her 64 mounted guns and crew of 400, she symbolized British tyranny where-ever she . . . — — Map (db m111670) HM
5 ► Massachusetts, Barnstable County, Provincetown — MacMillan Wharf —
MacMillan Wharf A Tribute To Donald B MacMillan RAdm. USNR For Outstanding Achievement In The Field Of Arctic Exploration — — Map (db m141929) HM
6 ► Massachusetts, Barnstable County, Provincetown — Mayflowers Passengers Memorial —
In memory of the five Mayflower passengers who died at sea and while the ship lay in Cape Cod Harbour William Butten Nov 16th, 1620 Edward Thomson Dec 14th, 1620 Jasper More Dec 16th, 1620 Dorothy Bradford Dec 17th, 1620 James Chilton . . . — — Map (db m234955) HM
7 ► Massachusetts, Barnstable County, Provincetown — Pilgrim Memorial Stone —
This memorial stone is erected by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to commemorate the Compact, or Constitution of Government, signed by the Pilgrims, on board the Mayflower in Provincetown Harbor, November 11, 1620, old style. On the . . . — — Map (db m298516) HM
8 ► Massachusetts, Barnstable County, Provincetown — Provincetown —
On November 20, 1620 the Pilgrims dropped the Mayflower’s anchor for the first time in the new world- not at Plymouth where they later settled, but in the harbor ahead. Just off the shores of today’s Provincetown they drafted and signed a pioneering . . . — — Map (db m111673) HM
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9 ► Massachusetts, Barnstable County, Provincetown — Provincetown AIDS Memorial —
The Provincetown AIDS Memorial is a horizontal monument, a unique monument in the living ocean. This memorial is a reminder of the lives lost to AIDS and the humanitarian achievements of the caregivers who responded to the crisis. It is also a . . . — — Map (db m142335) HM
10 ► Massachusetts, Barnstable County, Provincetown — Provincetown Veterans Memorial —
. . . — — Map (db m142809) WM
11 ► Massachusetts, Barnstable County, Provincetown — Race Point Light — Historical Site —
• Established – November 5 1816 • Keeper's house built – about 1876 • Fog bell installed – 1852 • Present fog signal building built – 1876 • Steam fog whistle installed – 1876 • Keeper's house added on to – Approx. 1900 • Present . . . — — Map (db m198218) HM
12 ► Massachusetts, Barnstable County, Provincetown — Rose Dorothea —
This Stone Commemorates the Victory of the Schooner “Rose Dorothea” Captained by Marion Perry and Crew, at the Old Home Week Celebration in Boston 1907. This Cup Given by Sir Thomas Lipton for the Winner of this Race can be Seen in the . . . — — Map (db m141932) HM
13 ► Massachusetts, Barnstable County, Provincetown — Sons of Provincetown —
This Monument Records the Devotion Of The Sons Of Provincetown Who Gave Their Service To Their Country In The Great World War 1917-1918 In The Hour Of Need They Made The Supreme Gift Of Themselves, Going To Meet Toil, . . . — — Map (db m142901) WM
14 ► Massachusetts, Barnstable County, Provincetown — Universalist Meeting House of Provincetown — Unitarian Universalist —
This property has been, placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m141940) HM
15 ► Massachusetts, Barnstable County, Provincetown — U.S. Submarine S-4 Memorial — December 17 1927 —
In Memory of the Officer and Crew of the U.S. Submarine S-4 December 17 1927 — — Map (db m269422) HM
 
 
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Nov. 13, 2026