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Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Sandwich was first settled by Europeans in 1637 by a group from Saugus with the permission of the Plymouth Colony. It is named for the seaport of Sandwich, Kent, England. It was incorporated in 1639 and is the oldest town on Cape Cod. kids.kiddie.co
Sandwich includes: Farmersville, Forestdale (Greenville), Sand Hill, Scorton, Springhill, and Wakeby.
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- 1630 - Sandwich is settled
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates - 1639 - Sandwich is incorporated
Oldest town on Cape Cod
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates 
1672 - June 25 - 1st recorded monthly Quaker meeting in US held, Sandwich, Mass
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June 25, 1672- 2. SANDWICH. [Pop. 3,719. Inc. 1639.]
Sandwich was settled by persons from Saugus, then a part of Lynn.
The soil is better than that of other towns in the county, which grows...Read MORE... - 1854 - Sandwich
Sandwich, a post-village in Barnstable co., Massachusetts, on Cope Cod bay, at the terminus of the Cape Cod Branch railroad, 66 miles S. £. from...Read MORE... - 1883 - An Old Lady Burned to Death.
SANDWICH, Mass., Oct. 4.- Mrs. Sally Ransted, widow of the late John Ransted, aged 80, and an invalid, was burned to death today, her clothing taking ...Read MORE... - 1887 - Glass Manufacturers Back to Work
The recent difference between the glass manufacturers of Sandwich, Mass., and their employes has been settled by mutual agreement and amicable...Read MORE... - Sandwich Massachusetts, 1890
Sandwich lies on the southwest side of Cape Cod Bay, in the northwestern part of Barnstable county, and is 62 miles from Boston on the Cape Cod...Read MORE... 
Town Hall & Soldiers' Monument, Eaton Square
Postcard- 1895 - Sandwich
Sandwich, a post-village in Sandwich township, Barn stable co., Mass., on Cape Cod Bay, and on the Cape Cod division of the Old Colony Railroad, 62...Read MORE... 
Town Hall Square, Sandwich, Mass.
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Shawme Lake and Congregational Church, Sandwich, Mass.
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Sandwich, a post-village in Sandwich township (town), Barnstable co., Mass. on Cape Cod Bay and on the New York, New Haven and Hartford R., 15 miles...Read MORE... 
Cotuit Road
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A Bit of Shawnee Lake from Lovers' Nook
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Weston Memorial Library
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Unitarian Church, 1923
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St. John's Episcopal Church
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The Old Mill
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Sandwich, Massachusetts, USA
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 (Forestdale) - Town Hall & Soldiers' Monument, Eaton Square)
Town Hall & Soldiers' Monument, Eaton Square
Sandwich, Massachusetts, USA
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 (Forestdale) - Town Hall Square, Sandwich, Mass.)
Town Hall Square, Sandwich, Mass.
Sandwich, Massachusetts, USA
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 (Forestdale) - Shawme Lake and Congregational Church, Sandwich, Mass.)
Shawme Lake and Congregational Church, Sandwich, Mass.
Sandwich, Massachusetts, USA
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 (Forestdale) - Town Hall)
Town Hall
Sandwich, Massachusetts, USA
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 (Forestdale) - Cotuit Road)
Cotuit Road
Sandwich, Massachusetts, USA
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 (Forestdale) - A Bit of Shawnee Lake from Lovers' Nook)
A Bit of Shawnee Lake from Lovers' Nook
Sandwich, Massachusetts, USA
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 (Forestdale) - Weston Memorial Library)
Weston Memorial Library
Sandwich, Massachusetts, USA
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 (Forestdale) - Unitarian Church, 1923)
Unitarian Church, 1923
Sandwich, Massachusetts, USA
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 (Forestdale) - St. John's Episcopal Church)
St. John's Episcopal Church
Sandwich, Massachusetts, USA
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 (Forestdale) - The Old Mill)
The Old Mill
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1630 - Sandwich is settled
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
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1639 - Sandwich is incorporated
Oldest town on Cape Cod
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
1672 - June 25 - 1st recorded monthly Quaker meeting in US held, Sandwich, Mass
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June 25, 1672
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2. SANDWICH. [Pop. 3,719. Inc. 1639.]
Sandwich was settled by persons from Saugus, then a part of Lynn.
The soil is better than that of other towns in the county, which grows... Read MORE...
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1854 - Sandwich
Sandwich, a post-village in Barnstable co., Massachusetts, on Cope Cod bay, at the terminus of the Cape Cod Branch railroad, 66 miles S. £. from... Read MORE...
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1883 - An Old Lady Burned to Death.
SANDWICH, Mass., Oct. 4.- Mrs. Sally Ransted, widow of the late John Ransted, aged 80, and an invalid, was burned to death today, her clothing taking ... Read MORE...
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1887 - Glass Manufacturers Back to Work
The recent difference between the glass manufacturers of Sandwich, Mass., and their employes has been settled by mutual agreement and amicable... Read MORE...
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Sandwich Massachusetts, 1890
Sandwich lies on the southwest side of Cape Cod Bay, in the northwestern part of Barnstable county, and is 62 miles from Boston on the Cape Cod... Read MORE...
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1895 - Sandwich
Sandwich, a post-village in Sandwich township, Barn stable co., Mass., on Cape Cod Bay, and on the Cape Cod division of the Old Colony Railroad, 62... Read MORE...
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1906
Sandwich, a post-village in Sandwich township (town), Barnstable co., Mass. on Cape Cod Bay and on the New York, New Haven and Hartford R., 15 miles... Read MORE...
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