In Memory
Dec. 16, 1944 - Jan. 25, 1945
Dedicated to Those
Men and Women Who
Fought in the Historic
World War II
Battle of the Bulge
In the Ardennes, Belgium
Cape Cod Islands Chapter 58
Veterans of the
Battle of the . . . — — Map (db m157863) WM
This iron cannon is a British 6-pounder used on commercial ships. The “B” on the trunnion is a foundry marking. The gun is believed to have been brought to Harwich around 1815. It was fired at many town celebrations, but after . . . — — Map (db m157620) HM
One of a pair of grinding stones found on property once owned by the Brooks family in Harwich Center. By the 18th century the town boasted as many as eight grist mills where local farmers could take their grain to be ground. — — Map (db m157856) HM
Born in Harwich, 1799, Captain Walker attempted to help seven slaves in Pensacola, Florida escape in 1844. Arrested as a “Slave Stealer” He was branded on orders of a United States Court on the right hand “SS” and jailed . . . — — Map (db m157617) HM