The Historical Museum
The Historical Museum is a museum in Town of Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. The Historical Museum is situated nearby to Sandwich Glass Museum, as well as near the village Sagamore.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sandwich Glass Museum and Canal Generating Plant.
Sandwich Glass Museum
Museum
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Sandwich Glass Museum is a town history museum in Sandwich, Massachusetts, featuring a wide range of rare glass, including Victorian era glass manufactured by the now defunct local Boston & Sandwich Glass Factory, founded in Sandwich by Deming Jarves in 1825. Sandwich Glass Museum is situated 1,100 feet north of The Historical Museum.
Canal Generating Plant
Power station
The Canal Generating Plant is a petroleum and natural gas electrical power station in Sandwich, Massachusetts. Canal 1, a baseload unit, began operation in 1968 and was for many years the most efficient oil burning plant in the US. Canal Generating Plant is situated 1¼ miles northwest of The Historical Museum.
Wing Fort House
Museum
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Wing Fort House is a historic house at Spring Hill Road in East Sandwich, Massachusetts, located within the Spring Hill Historic District. It was built in 1641 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Wing Fort House is situated 2 miles east of The Historical Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sandwich and Sagamore.
Sandwich
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Sandwich is on Cape Cod in Massachusetts at the east end of the Cape Cod Canal, and includes the villages of East Sandwich and Forestdale. It is the oldest town on the Cape, settled in 1637.
Sagamore
Village
Sandwich is on Cape Cod in Massachusetts at the east end of the Cape Cod Canal, and includes the villages of East Sandwich and Forestdale. It is the oldest town on the Cape, settled in 1637. Sagamore is situated 2½ miles northwest of The Historical Museum.
East Sandwich
Hamlet
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East Sandwich is a village and census-designated place within the town of Sandwich in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. As of the 2020 census, East Sandwich had a population of 3,669. East Sandwich is situated 2½ miles east of The Historical Museum.
The Historical Museum
- Type: Museum
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Town of Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.75566° or 41° 45′ 20″ northLongitude
-70.50114° or 70° 30′ 4″ westElevation
26 feet (8 metres)Open location code
87HFQF4X+7GGeoNames ID
4952848
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