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Bourne, Barnstable, MA
Bourne was first settled in 1640 as a part of the town of Sandwich. It was officially incorporated in 1884, the last town to be incorporated in Barnstable County. It was named for Jonathan Bourne Sr. (1811-1889), whose ancestor Richard Bourne represented Sandwich in the first Massachusetts General Court and was the first preacher to the Mashpee Wampanoag on Cape Cod. kids.kiddle.co
Bourne includes: Head of the Bay, Monument Beach, North Pocasset, Pocasset, Saconeesett, Sagamore, Sagamore Beach, South Pocasset, Wennamet Neck, Wing's Neck, Buzzard's Bay, Canaumet (Cataumet), and Gray Gables Station.
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- Bourne was first settled in 1640 by Ezra Perry as a part of the town of Sandwich.
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates - 1884 - Bourne is incorporated
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates - Bourne Massachusetts, 1890
Bourne occupies the northwest extremity of Cape Cod and Barnstable County, and is about 56 miles from Boston, on the Old Colony Railroad. The...Read MORE... 
1893 - JOE JEFFERSON'S RESIDENCE BURNED.
BUZZARDS BAY, Mass., April 1. - The beautiful summer residence of Joseph Jefferson, the actor, was totally destroyed by fire this afternoon. HELEN...Read MORE...- 1895 - Bourne
Bourne, a post-town of Barnstable co: Mass, with a station on the Old Colony Railroad, about 17 miles W. of Barnstable. Pop. in 1890, 1442.
A Gazetteer of the World: Or, Dictionary of Geographical Knowledge, Publisher A. Fullarton, 1859 
Bridge Street, Looking South
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Monument River, Bourne, Mass.
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Bourne, a post-town of Barnstable co., Mass., on the New York, New Haven and Hartford R.. about 17 miles W. of Barnstable. The banking point is...Read MORE... 
High School Building, Bourne, Mass.
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Bourne, Massachusetts, USA
 (Monument Beach) (Pocasset) (Sagamore) - Bridge Street, Looking South)
Bridge Street, Looking South
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Bourne, Massachusetts, USA
 (Monument Beach) (Pocasset) (Sagamore) - Monument River, Bourne, Mass.)
Monument River, Bourne, Mass.
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Bourne, Massachusetts, USA
 (Monument Beach) (Pocasset) (Sagamore) - High School Building, Bourne, Mass.)
High School Building, Bourne, Mass.
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Bourne was first settled in 1640 by Ezra Perry as a part of the town of Sandwich.
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
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1884 - Bourne is incorporated
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
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Bourne Massachusetts, 1890
Bourne occupies the northwest extremity of Cape Cod and Barnstable County, and is about 56 miles from Boston, on the Old Colony Railroad. The... Read MORE...
1893 - JOE JEFFERSON'S RESIDENCE BURNED.
BUZZARDS BAY, Mass., April 1. - The beautiful summer residence of Joseph Jefferson, the actor, was totally destroyed by fire this afternoon. HELEN... Read MORE...
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1895 - Bourne
Bourne, a post-town of Barnstable co: Mass, with a station on the Old Colony Railroad, about 17 miles W. of Barnstable. Pop. in 1890, 1442.
A Gazetteer of the World: Or, Dictionary of Geographical Knowledge, Publisher A. Fullarton, 1859
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Bourne, a post-town of Barnstable co., Mass., on the New York, New Haven and Hartford R.. about 17 miles W. of Barnstable. The banking point is... Read MORE...
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