Did you know there is a town-owned pathway from the Library parking lot through the woods all the way to School Street? It is called "Parson's Walk" or "Parson's Way." The MACRIS Form on file with the Massachusetts Historical Commission states: "The Parson’s Walk is named for a pathway from [...]
Dodge Macknight by John Peter Russell -- Macknight married the governess of Russell’s children, Louise Queyrel. This portrait (ca. 1888) was bequeathed by Macknight to his sister-in-law, Elise Queyrel. (public domain photo) Dodge Macknight (1860-1950) was regarded by many of his contemporaries as America's first modernist. His [...]
A Bit About W. E. Boyden William Ellis Boyden was born in 1807. He ran the Plymouth/Sandwich Stage coach operation starting in 1822. After the Cape Cod Branch Railroad came to town in 1848, he formed the Cape Cod Express Company for handling, packing, picking [...]
There are hundreds of historic houses in Sandwich, and documenting these homes is the first step toward preserving them. Saving historic homes is vital for maintaining our town's cultural identify, fostering community pride, and providing a tangible link to the past that textbooks cannot provide. These structures also offer significant [...]
The 1884 Poole map of Sandwich is a highly detailed, pictorial lithograph drawn by A.F. Poole of Brockton, Massachusetts. The map includes street names, and significant buildings and landmarks are identified with numbers. The full map can be seen here. Pictured below is a close-up of a section of Sandwich [...]
