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Explore Historic Chatham
There are many ways to explore all the fascinating history Chatham has to offer.
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- Chatham 300 Historic Site Plaques
On the occasion of Chatham's 300th Anniversary in 2012, the Tercentennial Planning Committee created informational signs for eleven historic sites in Chatham. - Chatham Smartphone TourFind Your Way Around
Find Your Way AroundFind your way around Historic Chatham on your smartphone, following any of the variety of tours that are part of Historic Chatham Smartphone Tours. There are mini-tours that will take you to the museums and history centers of Historic Chatham, or historic Main Street, or the area around the Chatham Lighthouse. The original eTourChatham is a separate tour all around the town - - Chatham WalksRed Sneakers Tours
Red Sneakers ToursTake a walk through historic downtown Chatham! Learn about the history, architecture and people of our beautiful Cape Cod village in a fun, informative 90-minute walk through the town’s scenic business district, the heart of Chatham. “Chatham Walks” is a new Guided Tour service in Chatham. Tours will take place several mornings ea - Old Village Historic DistrictNational Register of Historic Places 2001
National Register of Historic Places 2001Established in 2001, the Old Village District protects more than 300 historic properties - approximately 85% of its structures - from demolition and substantial alteration. Residents work cooperatively to protect the oldest section of town. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: The Old Village Historic District is predominantly residential historic district encompassing t - Morris Island Nature Trail
Wikis Way, Morris Island, ChathamA nature trail starting from the visitor center of The Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge loops through the Wildlife Refuge property on Morris Island. There are several trail markers and informational plaques along the route. The trail starts to the left of the parking area, at a walkway that passes the restrooms. Watch the tides - for a couple of hours around high tide,Wikis Way, Morris Island, Chatham - Marconi Center Antenna Field Trail
847 Orleans Rd., N. ChathamPhone: (508) 945-8889The Antenna Field Trail is behind the Operations Building (Museum) at the Chatham Marconi Maritime Center. It is a winding path through the flora and fauna of Cape Cod with interpretive signs identifying and describing the station's antennas. Some of the antennas are original, some replicas of those which had been used by WCC (the designation of the radio station headquar847 Orleans Rd., N. ChathamPhone: (508) 945-8889 - The Pendleton RescueHistoric Plaque
Historic PlaqueThe plaque at the Lighthouse overlook tells the story of the US Coast Guard Pendleton rescue mission. - Chatham Packet WharfHistoric Site Plaque
Historic Site PlaqueThis plaque located in the Old Village at the bottom of Water Street tells the story of Chatham's Packet Wharf. - WCC TowersHistoric Site Plaque
Historic Site PlaqueThis plaque located in South Chatham overlooking Nantucket Sound tells the story of the field of transmission towers formerly located here that were associated with WCC Chatham, now the Chatham Marconi Maritime Center - Mack Monument
The story behind the Mack Monument, next to the Lighthouse. - The Battle of Chatham Harbor
This small monument adjacent to the Lighthouse overlook parking area commemorates Chatham's only action during the Revolutuonary War. - Civil War Monument
Chatham's Civil War Monument is on Main St. in the triangle at the intersection of Seaview St. The monument is a marble obelisk and bears an inscription that reads “in memory of those that fell in the Rebellion of 1861 to 1865”. On another face is a list of seven names of war heroes, and another face lists the names, ages and details about the wounding and death of - Champlain's Visit - Monument & Plaque
The Samuel de Champlain 1606 Voyage Commemoration Monument on Stage Harbor Road was the creation of Carol Wight, a professor at The University of Johns Hopkins, and the husband of Alice Stallknecht (Wight), whose murals hang in the Mural Barn at the Atwood Museum. Their home, and the mural barn as well, were located across the street from the present Champlain Monument lo - The Old Atwood HouseHistoric Site Plaque
Historic Site PlaqueThis plaque at located the Atwood Museum tells the story of the old Atwood House .. - Chatham's ChimesHistoric Site Plaque
Historic Site PlaqueThis plaque located at the Atwood Museum tells the story of Chatham's Chimes - The Twin LightsHistoric Site Plaque
Historic Site PlaqueThis plaque at located the Atwood Museum tells the story of Chatham's Twin Lights