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Cape Cod National Seashore
History & Culture

history & culture includes:

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Cape Cod is only some 18,000 years old in geologic time, but its history includes a vast collection of people, places and events, most from a time long faded into memory. From the beginning of its creation to the foundation of its National Seashore. Cape Cod is one of the forbearers of our national heritage.

The Archaeology of Outer Cape Cod

Maritime History

Guglielmo Marconi and the Radio

French Transatlantic Cable

Pilgrims
kettle pond  

Did You Know?
Kettle pond surface water levels are controlled by local groundwater levels. Around Cape Cod National Seashore ponds, these levels range from six to nine feet above average sea level. The bottoms of all the kettle ponds are below sea level.

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Last Updated: February 18, 2008 at 11:43 EST