The Upper Cape Cod town of Mashpee (pop. 7,372) includes New Seabury & Popponesset.
Mashpee
Points of Interest
Lowell Holly Reservation, Wampanoag
Indian Museum, Indian Meetinghouse, New Seabury, South Cape Beach & State
Park, Mashpee River Woodlands trails, Nantucket Sound.
About Mashpee
Mashpee (including
New Seabury and Popponesset) has a unique history, firmly rooted in its Native
American Wampanoag background. It has experienced steady but sustainable
growth over the past few years. With Popponesset Marketplace, Vineyard and
Nantucket Sound beaches, several parks and wildlife sanctuaries, and the Boch
Center for the Performing Arts, Mashpee has something for everyone.
Don't miss the Wampanoag Museum in Mashpee for a taste of Indian culture and history.
History
Mashpee's history is
firmly planted in its Native American background. In 1660, a seemingly
civic-minded citizen, Richard Bourne, bought a tract of land and promptly set
it aside for Native Americans. Known as the Mashpee Plantation, this was the
first Reservation in the United States. It was Bourne's intent that this land
be set aside for Native Americans to be their home "forever". What a short time
forever is. The settlers decided that the Native Americans needed to learn
about their god and become "civilized" and so on May 28, 1870, Mashpee was
founded as a town.
Beaches
South Cape Beach, at the
end of Great Oak Rd. from great Neck Rd. off the rotary.
Fresh Water:
Attaquin Park - Mashpee/Wakeby Pond, Lake Ave. John's Pond, Hooppole Rd.
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