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History of Provincetown, Massachusetts, USA
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Provincetown, Barnstable, MA
The Mayflower first came to Provincetown, not Plymouth.
Provincetown is referred to as "America’s First Destination." Contrary to what you may have been told, the Mayflower did not first land in Plymouth. Only after signing the Mayflower Compact, the country’s first democratic document, did they move on to Plymouth five weeks after landing in search of better water and soil. matadornetwork.com
Provincetown includes: Peaked Hill (High Head), Race Point, West End, Wood End, East End, Long Point, and Mayflower Heights.
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- 1700 - Provincetown is settled
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates - 1727 - Provincetown is incorporated
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates - 1845 - PROVINCETOWN. [Pop. 2,122. Inc. 1727.]
Provincetown was originally a part of Truro. It lies at the very extremity of the peninsula, forming a sort of claw, to an arm, which the county...Read MORE... 
1853 - Loss of Schooner Pledge.
Captain Chapman, his brother, and two men, belonging to the fishing schooner Pledge, of Provincetown, which was run down and sunk on Grand Banks, by...Read MORE...- 1854 - Provincetown
Provincetown, a post-township in Barn stable co., Massachusetts. This is a noted fishing place, on the extreme point of Cape Cod, 50 miles E. S. E....Read MORE... - Provincetown Massachusetts, 1890
Provincetown is one of the most unique towns of the Commonwealth. It occupies the extreme northern point of Barnstable County and Cape Cod; and is,...Read MORE... - 1895 - Provincetown
Prov'incetown, a post-village in Provincetown township, Barnstable co., Mass., at the northern extremity of the long peninsula called Cape Cod. It is ...Read MORE... 
Old Church Spire
Provincetown, Mass.
Postcard- 1906
Provincetown, a banking post-village and summer-resort of Provincetown township (town), Barnstable co., Mass., at the northern extremity of Cape Cod...Read MORE... 
New Central House, Provincetown, Mass.
Postcard- 1927 - December 17 – The U.S. submarine S-4 is accidentally rammed and sunk by the United States Coast Guard cutter John Paulding off Provincetown, Massachusetts, killing everyone aboard despite several unsuccessful attempts to raise the submarine.
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December 17, 1927 
Easterly on Commercial Street, Provincetown, Mass.
Postcard- 1944 - HURRICANE HITS NEW YORK AND NEW ENGLAND COASTS. HIGH WINDS LASH JERSEY, LONG ISLAND.
...The main street of Provincetown, Mass., on the tip of Cape Cod, was under water and civilian defense forces evacuated 23 persons from the Cape Cod ...Read MORE...
Old Photos, Pictures, Advertisements and Postcards from Provincetown, Massachusetts, USA
Provincetown, Massachusetts, USA
Old Church Spire
Provincetown, Mass.
Postcard
Provincetown, Massachusetts, USA
New Central House, Provincetown, Mass.
Postcard
Provincetown, Massachusetts, USA
Easterly on Commercial Street, Provincetown, Mass.
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History and News of Provincetown, Massachusetts, USA
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1700 - Provincetown is settled
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
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1727 - Provincetown is incorporated
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
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1845 - PROVINCETOWN. [Pop. 2,122. Inc. 1727.]
Provincetown was originally a part of Truro. It lies at the very extremity of the peninsula, forming a sort of claw, to an arm, which the county... Read MORE...
1853 - Loss of Schooner Pledge.
Captain Chapman, his brother, and two men, belonging to the fishing schooner Pledge, of Provincetown, which was run down and sunk on Grand Banks, by... Read MORE...
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1854 - Provincetown
Provincetown, a post-township in Barn stable co., Massachusetts. This is a noted fishing place, on the extreme point of Cape Cod, 50 miles E. S. E.... Read MORE...
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Provincetown Massachusetts, 1890
Provincetown is one of the most unique towns of the Commonwealth. It occupies the extreme northern point of Barnstable County and Cape Cod; and is,... Read MORE...
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1895 - Provincetown
Prov'incetown, a post-village in Provincetown township, Barnstable co., Mass., at the northern extremity of the long peninsula called Cape Cod. It is ... Read MORE...
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1906
Provincetown, a banking post-village and summer-resort of Provincetown township (town), Barnstable co., Mass., at the northern extremity of Cape Cod... Read MORE...
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1927 - December 17 – The U.S. submarine S-4 is accidentally rammed and sunk by the United States Coast Guard cutter John Paulding off Provincetown, Massachusetts, killing everyone aboard despite several unsuccessful attempts to raise the submarine.
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December 17, 1927
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1944 - HURRICANE HITS NEW YORK AND NEW ENGLAND COASTS. HIGH WINDS LASH JERSEY, LONG ISLAND.
...The main street of Provincetown, Mass., on the tip of Cape Cod, was under water and civilian defense forces evacuated 23 persons from the Cape Cod ... Read MORE...
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