Near North Pamet Road east of Old Kings Highway, on the left when traveling east.
"The Indians and English [use] them much, boiling them with sugar for sauce to eat with their meat, and it is a delicate sauce, especially for roasted mutton."
New England's Rarieties Discovered by John Josselyn, 1672.
This tart red . . . — — Map (db m264339) HM
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 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
Near Higgins Hollow Road north of North Pamet Road, on the left when traveling north.
The wetland before you was once a thriving 11-acre commercial cranberry bog of the Pamet Cranberry Company, operating here from 1892 to 1949. Every fall workers came from across the region to harvest the berries. Local residents were then invited . . . — — Map (db m264313) 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.
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
Near Higgins Hollow Road north of North Pamet Road, on the left when traveling north.
It was incredible, the water just smashed through like the dune wasn't even substantial. It was like a wall of water you could see even in dim light.
Local resident Andy Shot watched the breach occur after sunset.
[quoted in Boston . . . — — Map (db m264311) HM
