If you're like many of our customers, you've been coming to Dennisport for years. Whether your parents brought you, a friend got married here or you stumbled onto our sandy shores one fateful night, Dennisport has a way of hooking you in and bringing you back. In the grand scheme of things, the tourism era of Dennisport's history started relatively recently, but the part of town between Route 28 and Nantucket Sound has a rich history dating back to the colonial era.
The first settlers descended on the land that was to become Dennis and Dennis Port in 1639. As a matter of background, the land that is now Dennis was selected not for its proximity to the ocean, but for its abundance of fresh water ponds and springs. It is estimated that the ponds of Dennis cover at least 450 acres of land, and much of the town's early history is rooted in the usage of this fresh water. Much of the early economy of Dennisport was devoted to agriculture, feeding the townspeople and the surrounding villages of Yarmouth and Harwich. Agriculture remained the primary driver of Dennis' and Dennisport's economy through the early 1800s, bringing wealth and acclaim to many of the early settlers, whose names are still prominent through the town, whether on street signs or whose descendants current business in town.
By the time the Revolutionary War rolled around, Dennis and Dennisport were starting to thrive. Shiverick Shipyard on Sesuit Harbor and countless other smaller operations up and down Bass River were making majestic sailing ships that would traverse the Boston - England route for many years, and many smaller shipyards were making vessels that worked the waters around Cape Cod moving goods or working the fertile fishing grounds. Raw mat...
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... summer visitors, and tourism rapidly became the main driver of Dennisport's economy. Many family-owned cottage communities and hotels sprung up along the beaches, including the precursors to our own. Chase Avenue has one of the highest concentrations of hotels per mile on the Cape, something that hasn't changed to this day. The 1960s were an era of transformative growth in Dennisport, with the village assuming much of its present form.
Today, many of the family-owned resorts have been sold and transformed into timeshares, though ours has stayed in the same hands since the 1960s. Tourism still drives the economy, though a year-round vibe has begun to take hold in downtown Dennisport with many new shop openings and a new restaurant on seemingly every corner. Perhaps we're on the verge of another era in Dennisport's colorful history - join us and enjoy it!
For my whole life, I have lived in Boston. In 1773, me and some others went on to the British’s ship to protest. We threw 342 chests of tea into the Ocean. This had caused the Boston Tea Party. As I am serving in the war, young women at home are crushing on British soldiers, only for their handsomeness and red fancy coats. At one point Washington’s position was uncertain. Valley Forge was located about 18
Winthrop’s Boston: A Portrait of a Puritan Town, 1630 - 1649 by Darret B. Rutman seemed to be a long and excruciating read. The book had a great deal of information that the reader could learn from it, but most was lost when trying to stay awake to read it. On the other hand, Rutman had the concept down. The importance should be put on the idea behind the book because if you are interested in the idea you will gain knowledge. Nonetheless this book shows you the circumstances that Winthrop faced, what the founder of Boston fought through to create “The City on the Water”.
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Boston was the largest harbors during the colonial era. Products going to and from Britain were rotating out of Boston daily. When word reached Boston of the...
...a out into the harbor. Then a few years later in 1775 soldiers were told there was an armory in concord and marched to it. While marching they came across minute men who are not soldiers but will fight to protect their homes.
For example, when the British settled New York City during the majority of the Revolutionary, their large and powerful naval fleet, a large formation of warships, was able to sail right into the New York Harbor.
... strikes on Patriot supply depots: In Virginia he looted Richmond and destroyed munitions and grain intended for the American army opposing Lord Cornwallis; in Connecticut he burned ships, warehouses, and much of the town of New London, a major port for Patriot privateers.
Privateers were already decimating our fleet in the open waters and the harbor was a sitting duck. Consequently, New Bedford stopped waiting for the federal government to complete construction at the fort, and about 1 month after the war had begun, New Bedford completed construction. Fort Taber protected Clarks Cove and the Acushnet River access to the Harbor, and Fort Phoenix protected the east side of the bay. Both were manned by Coast Guard personnel. The forts were an effective deterrent to keep enemy fire away from the bay, and a not a single shot was fired, unless you count the gun salutes during the patriotic rallies
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After the immigrants landed at Charlton Harbor, Boston in 1630, they began surveying the land and settling the area. In 1632, Allis shows up in Mount Wollaston, Massachusetts. Allis was one of those who helped to survey the 50 acres of land. In 1634, this land was annexed to Boston. Large amounts of this land were granted to certain residents, and Allis was one of those who received some land. Allis was granted 12 acres on February 24, 1640.
The first key player in the American industrial revolution was Francis Cabot Lowell. In 1810, in Waltham, Massachusetts, Lowell was responsible for building the first American factory for converting raw cotton into finished cloth. Large factories were built along the river to house the new water driven power looms for weaving textiles. At the same time that more factories were built to keep up with the growing demands of the consumer, the numbers of immigrants to the United States grew (Kellogg). This new labor force could be employed with even less pay and provided with a much lower standard of housing. This in turn increased the profit margi...
In May of 1607, English colonists arrived on the Virginia shoreline with hopes of great ric...
In the 16th century, the arrival of John Cabot and later, Sir Humphrey Gilbert defined the initial attempts to colonize England, but with failing results due to a highly inhospitable environment for fisherman and their families. However, many temporary fishing settlements provide contractual work for fisherman from, differing ethnic backgrounds, such as English, French, Spanish, Basque, and of course, the Irish that dominated the fishing industry in the late 1`8th century. The major conflicts between the French (in the north and south of the island) and the British (in the east) defined the majority of fishing settlement activity, which would eventually bring small permanent settlements in the 17th and 18th centuries. Certainly, the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713 marked a time in which the British were able to oust the French colonial government in Newfoundland, which set the stage for an expansive Anglophile dominance over the fishing trade. However, the fishing admiralty allowed Irish fisherman to permanently settle in the case of Thomas Nash, since the Irish were not British citizens and did not have to serve in the navy. This multi-ethnic history defines the unstable nature of permanent settlements, which allowed people from many differing nations to interact, and, in some cases, to
Local business have been able to expand due to the massive amounts of tourists who come and sample local cuisine or check out local merchandise made by various natives
...active to investors to build more hotels, and island destinations. There is potential for this country to move forward and no longer be a third world country, it just needs to tap into its resources to make a difference.