
Harwich, Massachusetts refused to fail. Its evolution from a small lower Cape Cod fishing village to vacation mecca is a rich and fascinating story.
Fully two thirds of Harwich's residents owed their livelihood to the sea as mariners or fishermen until the mid-nineteenth century, when the steam locomotive spelled disaster to the coastal shipping industry and the Civil Warnearly bankrupted the town. As the population declined, discovery that the sandy, acidic soil was conducive to cranberry cultivation provided much needed financial relief. However, it was the automob... Read More
Harwich, Massachusetts refused to fail. Its evolution from a small lower Cape Cod fishing village to vacation mecca is a rich and fascinating story.
Fully two thirds of Harwich's residents owed their livelihood to the sea as mariners or fishermen until the mid-nineteenth century, when the steam locomotive spelled disaster to the coastal shipping industry and the Civil Warnearly bankrupted the town. As the population declined, discovery that the sandy, acidic soil was conducive to cranberry cultivation provided much needed financial relief. However, it was the automob... Read More