Sunday, August 31, 2014
Saturday, August 30, 2014
Old Bourne Cemetery
Recently drove by "Old Bourne Cemetery" located on County Road in Bourne ,Massachusetts. It's also known as "Middle Monument Burial Ground". I was curious so I drove in. I was on another errand so I just snapped some pictures from the car. It has a narrow road that loops around.
This cemetery has 377 internments dating from 1749 to about 1909. Has about a quarter mile road that loops around. You can click here to see list of those resting here. It is located near the Bourne Village, Aptuxet Trading Post and Cape Cod Canal.
Friday, August 22, 2014
Edward Rowe Snow Born This Day
Edward Rowe Snow was born today in 1902 in Winthrop, Massachusetts. He was a teacher,
historian,Flying Santa and prolific author of over 40 books and many
more publications. He was a chronicler of New England maritime history. A
graduate of both Boston University and Harvard. He served as 1st Lt. in
World War 2 in the XII Bomber Command. After the war he had his own
youth orientated radio show and was a columnist for the Patriot Ledger
newspaper. He also was a part of the "Flying Santa" which would fly
around to New England lighthouses and drop off packages for the keepers at Christmas time.
He passed away April 10,1982 in Marshfield, Massachusetts.
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Awesome History on this Day - 1676
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| King Phillip portrait by Paul Revere in 1772 |
On this day John Alderman, a Praying Indian(an Native American converted to Christianity), shot and killed the King Phillip, Grand Sachem of the Wampanoags, leader of the rebellious Native Americans. He was subsequently beheaded, drawn and quartered. He was essentially killed and killed some more.
Sunday, August 10, 2014
Saturday, August 9, 2014
Cape Cod Canal Sighting of the Day
This vessel was making it's way through the Cape Cod Canal today. Another one was ahead of it but we had missed it. A quick Google of "YP683" tells us this a Yard Patrol Boat used by the U.S. Naval Academy out of Annapolis, Maryland. It was launched on June 16, 1986.
Thursday, August 7, 2014
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