There’s so much to learn about Cape Cod, when you’re not just concerned with how to scoot around traffic or where to find your next lobster roll.
Here are some more fascinating facts about this historical stretch of sand:
How The Vineyard Helped Win The War
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Martha’s Vineyard has a direct tie-in with the greatest period of unrest in our nation’s history: the Civil War. The steamship Monohansett, designed by Vineyard Haven Captain Benjamin Cromwell, was put into service in 1862 as a ferry from New Bedford to the island. But it was quickly scooped up and chartered to the government during the war. By the end of the conflict, it served as General Ulysses S. Grant’s dispatch boat.
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Fun facts! This photo looks like the Cape Cod Maritime Museum in Hyannis though.