History
Mitchell River Bridge: Chatham’s Historic Wooden Drawbridge
Mitchell River Bridge: Chatham’s Historic Wooden Drawbridge The Mitchell River Bridge is the drawbridge that carries Bridge Street over the Mitchell River in Chatham, Massachusetts, linking the Old Village side of town with the Stage Harbor shore. It is the bridge most people mean when they search for “Chatham bridge” on Cape Cod. The wooden…
Read MoreSamuel de Champlain in Chatham: Mapping His 1606 Voyage to Stage Harbor
Samuel de Champlain in Chatham: Mapping His 1606 Voyage to Stage Harbor A Samuel de Champlain route map for 1606 traces a coastal voyage that ended, for about two weeks that autumn, in the harbour now called Stage Harbor in Chatham, Massachusetts. The expedition sailed south from the French settlement at Port Royal, felt its…
Read MoreJoseph C. Lincoln: The Novelist Who Put Cape Cod on the Page
Joseph C. Lincoln: The Novelist Who Put Cape Cod on the Page Joseph C. Lincoln was an early 20th century American author who wrote more than forty novels, along with short stories, verse, and reminiscences, nearly all of them set in a fictional version of Cape Cod. Chatham was his adopted summer home, not his…
Read MoreSquanto (Tisquantum): Life, Pilgrims & Chatham Death
Squanto (Tisquantum): Life, Pilgrims & Chatham Death Tisquantum, called Squanto in English colonial records, was a Patuxet Wampanoag man who worked as an interpreter, guide, and negotiator for the English settlers at Plymouth Colony. He was taken from the New England coast by an English ship captain, spent years in Europe and Newfoundland, and returned…
Read MoreTodd Eldredge’s Chatham Roots: From Cape Cod to World Champion
Todd Eldredge’s Chatham Roots: From Cape Cod to World Champion Todd Eldredge is a retired American figure skater who grew up in Chatham, a small town on Cape Cod, and went on to become a World champion, a six-time national title holder, and a three-time Olympian. His story starts on the ice of Cape Cod,…
Read MoreThurman Munson in Chatham: His Cape Cod Baseball League Legacy
Thurman Munson in Chatham: His Cape Cod Baseball League Legacy Thurman Munson’s link to Chatham traces back to a single summer he spent playing amateur baseball in the seaside town before he reached the major leagues. That short season on Cape Cod became one of the most important stops of his early career. What he…
Read MoreChatham Maritime Heritage Trail: A Self-Guided Route Through a Working Waterfront
Chatham Maritime Heritage Trail: A Self-Guided Route Through a Working Waterfront The Chatham maritime heritage trail is a self-guided route that connects the town’s working fishing pier, its lighthouses, its harbors, and the shipwreck-laden waters off Monomoy into one visit. You can follow it by car in a few hours, stretch it across a full…
Read MoreChatham Windmill: Godfrey Windmill Hours, Tours & History
Chatham Windmill: Godfrey Windmill Hours, Tours & History The Chatham Windmill is one of the last surviving wind-powered grist mills in New England and the only one on Cape Cod that still grinds corn for the public. It stands in a park less than a quarter mile from the center of town and opens for…
Read MoreSouth Chatham Village Historic District Guide
South Chatham Village Historic District Guide The South Chatham Village Historic District is a National Register historic district that follows Main Street through the village of South Chatham, Massachusetts. It is a working village streetscape, not a museum or single attraction. The district preserves a long, linear stretch of homes, civic buildings, a church, a…
Read MoreStage Harbor Chatham MA: History & Views
Stage Harbor Chatham MA: History & Views Stage Harbor is a tidal harbor on the south side of Chatham, Massachusetts, that opens onto Nantucket Sound near Hardings Beach. It is one of the town’s main working harbors, shared by recreational boats and a small fishing fleet, and it sits within easy reach of public beaches,…
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