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Barnstable, Barnstable, MA
(Cotuit, Centreville, Hyannis, Osterville, Marston's Mills, West Barnstable)
Barnstable takes its name from Barnstaple, Devon, England. The area was first explored by Bartholomew Gosnold in 1602. It was one of the first towns to be settled in Plymouth Colony, one year behind Sandwich, in 1638, and was incorporated in 1639. The early settlers were farmers, led by the Reverend Joseph Hull, the founder of Barnstable. kids.kiddle.co
Included in Barnstable are: Centerville, Cotuit, Craigville, Cummaquid, Hyannis, Hyannisport, Marston Mills, Newtown, Osterville, Oyster Harbors, Pimlico, Pondsville, Santuit, Wianno.
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- 1637 - Barnstable is settled
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates - 1638 - Barnstable is incorporated
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates - 1780 - THE DARK DAY OF 1780
Immortalized by John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892), the poem entitled “Abraham Davenport,” vividly described this celebrated weather event that occur...Read MORE... - 1839 - Barnstable
Barnstable, Massachusetts
This is the chief town of Barnstable county and a port of entry. It is 65 miles from Boston. Sandy Neck, on the N. side, fo...Read MORE... - 1845 - BARNSTABLE. [Pop. 4,301. Inc. 1639.]
The Indian name was Mattacheeset, which nearly resembles the name of the State. Barnstable is the County Town.
This town extends across the...Read MORE... - 1854 - Barnstable
Barnstable, a port of entry, and seat of justice of Barnstable county, Massachusetts, on the south side of Barnstable Bay, which opens into Cape Cod B...Read MORE... 
1871 - A young man found a skunk in his cellar at Barnstable, Mass.,
and carefully let down a piece of meat covered with arsenic to the floor, as he thought. It was afterwards found that the bait had been lowered into t...Read MORE...- Barnstable Massachusetts, 1890
BARNSTABLE extends across the western portion of Cape Cod from shore to shore. It has Yarmouth on the east and Mashpee and Sandwich on the west, and c...Read MORE... - 1895 - Barnstable
Barnstable, a port of entry, capital of Barnstable co.., Mass., on a bay of the same name, which is a part of Cape Cod Bay, and on the Old Colony Rail...Read MORE... 
Barnstable Inn, 1898
Historic Towns of New England. (1898). United Kingdom: G. P. Putnam's sons.
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Bishop and Clerk Light, Hyannis, 1898
Historic Towns of New England. (1898). United Kingdom: G. P. Putnam's sons.
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Centerville, Massachusetts
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Camp Opechee, Wequaquet Lake, Centerville, Mass.
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Congregational Church, Centerville, Mass.
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Unitarian Church
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Post Office and Costom House
Postcard- 1916
Barnstable, a port of entry, capital of Barnstable co., Mass., on a bay of the same name, which is a part of Cape Cod Bay, and on the New York, New Ha...Read MORE... 
Refrigerating Plant for Cranberry Canners, Inc. at Barnstable, Massachusetts
Visitors to Cape Cod will be interested in this Cranberry Refrigerating plant at Barnstable (with a duplicate at Chatham) where vine-ripped cranberries are quickly... Read MORE...
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Old Photos, Pictures, Advertisements and Postcards from Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Artwork
 (Centerville) (Hyannis) - Barnstable Inn, 1898
Historic Towns of New England. (1898). United Kingdom: G. P. Putnam's sons.)
Barnstable Inn, 1898
Historic Towns of New England. (1898). United Kingdom: G. P. Putnam's sons.
Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Photograph
 (Centerville) (Hyannis) - Bishop and Clerk Light, Hyannis, 1898
Historic Towns of New England. (1898). United Kingdom: G. P. Putnam's sons.)
Bishop and Clerk Light, Hyannis, 1898
Historic Towns of New England. (1898). United Kingdom: G. P. Putnam's sons.
Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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 (Centerville) (Hyannis) - Centerville, Massachusetts)
Centerville, Massachusetts
Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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 (Centerville) (Hyannis) - Camp Opechee, Wequaquet Lake, Centerville, Mass.)
Camp Opechee, Wequaquet Lake, Centerville, Mass.
Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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 (Centerville) (Hyannis) - Congregational Church, Centerville, Mass.)
Congregational Church, Centerville, Mass.
Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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 (Centerville) (Hyannis) - Unitarian Church)
Unitarian Church
Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Postcard
 (Centerville) (Hyannis) - Post Office and Costom House)
Post Office and Costom House
Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Postcard
 (Centerville) (Hyannis) - Refrigerating Plant for Cranberry Canners, Inc. at Barnstable, Massachusetts
Visitors to Cape Cod will be interested in this Cranberry Refrigerating plant at Barnstable (with a duplicate at Chatham) where vine-ripped cranberries are quickly frozen by a special process capturing their flavor and food value at the perfection point. These berries are then canned as needed, assuring consumers "fresh pack" Cranberry Sauce every day in the year. Capacity of the two plants, 4,000,000 lbs. Ocean Spray is the growers' own brand, packed and backed with New England conscience and tradition.)
Refrigerating Plant for Cranberry Canners, Inc. at Barnstable, Massachusetts
Visitors to Cape Cod will be interested in this Cranberry Refrigerating plant at Barnstable (with a duplicate at Chatham) where vine-ripped cranberries are quickly... Read MORE...
History, News and Stories of Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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1637 - Barnstable is settled
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
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1638 - Barnstable is incorporated
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
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1780 - THE DARK DAY OF 1780
Immortalized by John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892), the poem entitled “Abraham Davenport,” vividly described this celebrated weather event that... Read MORE...
-
1839 - Barnstable
Barnstable, Massachusetts
This is the chief town of Barnstable county and a port of entry. It is 65 miles from Boston. Sandy Neck, on the N. side,... Read MORE...
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1845 - BARNSTABLE. [Pop. 4,301. Inc. 1639.]
The Indian name was Mattacheeset, which nearly resembles the name of the State. Barnstable is the County Town.
This town extends across... Read MORE...
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1854 - Barnstable
Barnstable, a port of entry, and seat of justice of Barnstable county, Massachusetts, on the south side of Barnstable Bay, which opens into Cape Cod... Read MORE...
1871 - A young man found a skunk in his cellar at Barnstable, Mass.,
and carefully let down a piece of meat covered with arsenic to the floor, as he thought. It was afterwards found that the bait had been lowered into... Read MORE...
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Barnstable Massachusetts, 1890
BARNSTABLE extends across the western portion of Cape Cod from shore to shore. It has Yarmouth on the east and Mashpee and Sandwich on the west, and... Read MORE...
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1895 - Barnstable
Barnstable, a port of entry, capital of Barnstable co.., Mass., on a bay of the same name, which is a part of Cape Cod Bay, and on the Old Colony... Read MORE...
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1916
Barnstable, a port of entry, capital of Barnstable co., Mass., on a bay of the same name, which is a part of Cape Cod Bay, and on the New York, New... Read MORE...
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