| Old Cape Cod |
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| This page was in serious jeopardy today! I started doing research for the page this morning and almost got lost in old Cape Cod. I should've known better than to go traipsing around in a place I like so much.....once I got to Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard, it was hard to get back to the business of a webpage. (And, when I found the Cape Cod Old Gravestones page, I really thought Friday's Journal wouldn't be finished til Saturday or Sunday. :-) Colonial New England---and, especially, Cape Cod---has always pulled at my heartstrings, even when I was just a child. I don't know why.....it's a bit strange for a southern girl! As far as I know, the last ancestors of mine who lived in Massachusetts were 8-g-grandfather Edward Doty's family. That's a long time for one of my genes to hold onto a memory, don't you think? But, then, those Mayflower folks were a hearty breed, at least, the ones who survived the first winter certainly were. And, goodness knows, 8-grandpa Edward left a paper trail that seems to indicate he had quite a strong will, in addition to his physical strength......so, who knows? Anyway, now that I've finally finished the page, I'm going to go take another look around. This time, you can come along, too! Nancy |
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| Old Cape Cod If you're fond of sand dunes and salty air, Quaint little villages here and there, You're sure to fall in love with old Cape Cod. If you like the taste of a lobster stew, Served by a window with an ocean view, You're sure to fall in love with old Cape Cod. Winding roads that seem to beckon you, Miles of green, beneath the skies of blue, Church bells chimin' on a Sunday morn, Remind you of the town where you were born. If you spend an evening, you'll want to say, Watching the moonlight on old Cape Cod bay, You're sure to fall in love with old Cape Cod. |
| "From out of thy rude borders have spread far and wide Thine own sturdy sons, once thy joy and thy pride, To fell the thick forest, to plough the rough main, To gather bright laurels of glory and fame." -- Author Unknown |
| From A History of Martha's Vineyard "One day a squad of British soldiers came upon the home of an aged widow living along with her little grandson, Joseph, a lad of twelve years. In spite of the widow's prayers and entreaties to spare her living, they proceeded to take all of her livestock, sheep, pigs and cows. As they were about to depart, a sergeant spied a sleek and well-fed grunter concealed beneath the old lady's petticoat. "Well, boys," he shouted, "you have left the fattest of the litter behind." Several soldiers advanced to capture the coveted quadruped, but the good dame's prayerful tone was soon changed to one of rebellious defiance. Seizing a heavy broomstick, she flourished it in the face of the enemy in a manner terrible to behold. "Away with ye, cursed seed of the oppressor, the despoilers of the widows and the fatherless! Take what you have of mine and begone, but this is Joseph's pig and not a hair of him shall ye touch." Impervious to pity, the iron-hearted men of war advanced upon the prize. The old woman's broomstick rattled among their bayonets at such a rate that they were fain to call a halt. The pig still stuck to its cover. The sergeant, handing his musket to a comrade, rushed in and attempted to seize the rebellious granddame by the waist. In this rash assault, he received such a whack on his head that he saw rockets and, possibly mistaking them for signals from the fleet, he hastily retreated towards the soldiers, followed by a volley of red-hot coals from the fireplace." |
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| Links: Cape Cod Photo Gallery of Towns History of Martha's Vineyard An Intimate Glimpse of Martha's Vineyard Cape Cod Gravestones Go to bottom of page for links to photos of many (many) early 1700's gravestones; including some Mayflower passengers. Ghosts of Nantucket Martha's Vineyard: The Daggett House Ghosts & Legends Memories of Cape Cod Cemeteries of Martha's Vineyard Tour of Old Yarmouth Chamber of Commerce: Towns on Cape Cod |
| "1620 - 1920 In memory of the five Mayflower passengers who died at seas and while the ship lay in Cape Cod harbour. This memorial erected by the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower descendants." (At Provincetown) |
| Rows and rows of painted gingerbread houses can be found on Martha's Vineyard. |
| In the same graveyard, (left) grave of Benedict Arnold's mother, Hannah, and (right) grave of American Revolutionary soldier. "He is now a part of the land he once fought to set free." |
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| A vintage Ford truck on Martha's Vineyard |
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| Music: Old Cape Cod |