Articles
There are all kinds of interesting stories about Sandwich’s history. You can browse the Sandwich Historical Commission articles below.
A Brickyard at Town Neck
In the area known as Town Neck, along the shore of Cape Cod Bay, a lens of fine clay suitable for brick-making was discovered, perhaps as early as 1790 when construction of houses and mills picked up in earnest. 1857 map by Henry F. Walling showing brick kiln on [...]
The Titus Clock
In 1749, Reverend Abraham Williams became pastor at the First Parish Meeting House, bringing with him a 19-year old black slave named Titus Winchester. There are two versions of the "Titus" legend. One is that Rev. Williams offered his slave freedom but Titus preferred to wait until his master's death [...]
Plaques help mark Sandwich history
By Paul Gately, Sandwich Broadsider Posted Sep 7, 2018 at 10:57 AM The Sandwich Historical Commission’s historic marker/plaque program has reached the 154 mark, and more awards are on the way in a town where many homes are much older than 100 years. Commission member William Daley rides herd on [...]
Atlas of Boundaries of Sandwich 1901
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The Acorn
The Acorn - A Steam-Sail Ship Once Owned by the Boston & Sandwich Glass Company by William F. Daley June 2017 (Courtesy Sandwich Glass Museum) In 1825, entrepreneur Deming Jarves arrived in Sandwich to build his glass making operations, the Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (B&S). It had an [...]
A Very Special Memorial Day
William Eaton and the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument Memorial Day , 1911 By William F. Daley (Click for larger view.) Over 100 years ago, the town of Sandwich celebrated a very special Memorial Day. On May 30, 1911 William Eaton, a wealthy business man from Brockton, donated a [...]
Saving Graves
The Historical Commission's Jennifer Madden inspects a headstone at Cedarville Cemetery(CREDIT: Karen B Hunter - Enterprise) By TAO WOOLFE Sandwich Enterprise, Oct 27, 2016 Decrepitude has seeped into Cedarville Cemetery—cracking and toppling ancient tombstones and beshadowing family markers with creeping foliage. But rest easy, old souls, help [...]
Ezra Perry
(The following was submitted by Paul Rentz) Here's some material I've come across- on Ezra, Edmund's information is not nearly as complete from what I've seen. Ezra Perry • Born: 1625, Bideford, Devonshire, England 19,22 • Marriage: Elizabeth Burgess on 12 Feb 1651/52 in Sandwich, Barnstable, MA 15,18,19,20,21,139,239,240,245 • Died: [...]
Historical Commission: A Champion For Sandwich’s Past – Editorial
The Enterprise - Sandwich Feb. 3, 2017 Being the oldest town on Cape Cod, first chartered by the state way back in 1639—136 years before the first shots were fired in the American Revolution—there’s no wonder that Sandwich has two municipal committees with the word “history” in their titles. [...]
Sandwich Historical Commission reaffirms stance: Save 1927 Wing
By Paul Gately The Sandwich Historical Commission is not backing away from its strong stand taken in November 2015 that the town should make every effort to try and save the 1927 building from the wrecking ball at the Wing School complex along Water Street. The commission -- in an [...]
