Barnstable County, Massachusetts Essays

  • The History and Development of Dennisport

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    If you're like many of our customers, you've been coming to Dennisport for years. Whether your parents brought you, a friend got married here or you stumbled onto our sandy shores one fateful night, Dennisport has a way of hooking you in and bringing you back. In the grand scheme of things, the tourism era of Dennisport's history started relatively recently, but the part of town between Route 28 and Nantucket Sound has a rich history dating back to the colonial era. The first settlers descended

  • Mercy Otis Warren

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    knowledge of the subject. As a result of these accomplishments, Mercy Otis Warren was an influential figure during the American Revolution. Mercy Otis Warren was born on September 25, 1728 in Barnstable, Massachusetts near Plymouth. Her parents were James Otis and Mary Allyne Otis, they lived on a farm at Barnstable where James prospered as a merchant, farmer, and an attorney for seventy-six years. James Otis also served as a judge of the court of common pleas for his country and a colonel in the militia

  • Public Transport: Maroubra Beach To The City

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    Public transport Six bus routes (376, 377, 395, 396, X77, X96) connect Maroubra Beach to the city. All of them stop at Marine Parade Terminus Station, but 376, 377, 396 run from Circular Quay; 395 runs from Railway Square where is close to Central Station; and X77 and X96 are the EXPRESS bus of 377 and 396 respectively, and only operate Monday to Friday peak hours. Two bus routes (317, 353) connect Maroubra Beach to Bondi Junction where is a transportation junction with several bus routes and train