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Cape Cod National Seashore
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Cape Cod National Seashore Superintendent George Price has announced that all seashore beaches, parking areas and bathhouses, seashore bicycle trails, and facilities will be closed as of Friday September 3 at 9 AM due to severe weather conditions expected from Hurricane Earl. This includes Salt Pond Visitor Center in Eastham and Province Lands Visitor Center in Provincetown. Park staff will monitor conditions throughout the storm event and will provide as much assistance as possible to surrounding communities. 

For updated information on Seashore closings a recorded message will be available at (508) 771-2144 ext. 0.

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pirate treasure

Did You Know?
Cape Cod's own pirate shipwreck, the Whydah, went down in a storm off the coast in April 1717. Before being taken by pirate Sam Bellamy as his flagship, the Whydah was a slave ship, named for the port city of Ouidah in today's country of Benin on the African coast.

Last Updated: February 04, 2011 at 08:05 MST