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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 [...]

Plaques help mark Sandwich history2026-03-22T19:11:29-04:00

The 250th Celebration

Town Hall 1889 (Courtesy Sandwich Town Archives) Town Hall all decked out for the "Quarter Millennial Celebration," September 3, 1889. 1889: The two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of what is termed the incorporation of the towns of Sandwich and Yarmouth was fitly commemorated. September 3, 1639, being [...]

The 250th Celebration2026-03-09T09:56:36-04:00

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 [...]

The Acorn2026-03-22T19:41:49-04:00

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 [...]

A Very Special Memorial Day2024-04-15T16:41:55-04:00
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