Cannon hill history

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A black and white photograph of a rural landscape with small bodies of water, a few buildings, and distant castles on hills.

View from atop Kendrick looking east over bassing harbor

Cannon over bassing harbor

Researched and written by John Yacobian (1962-2023)
Circa 2005

Cannon Over Bassing Harbor

Wentworth farm and the sedge holm estate

Map of Cannon Hill, Chatham, Massachusetts showing lot divisions, streets, and landmarks including a playground, beach, and coves. Insets of Cape Cod Bay and Pleasant Bay area.
A black and white photo of a person standing on grassy land next to a small boat or submarine with a bridge and town in the background. The caption reads: "The late J. S. Smith with guns from pirate ship Whidah."

old harbor pines, Chatham

Map of Old Harbor Pines at Cape Cod, Massachusetts, showing streets, lots, park, harbor, and bay, with illustrations of people fishing, sailing boats, and a whale.

Why Whidah and Bellamy?

Newspaper article titled "Pirate Loot Buried Off Wellfleet" by Edward Rowe Snow, with a black-and-white photo of a man labeled Edward R. Snow. The article discusses shipwrecks and pirate treasure on the Atlantic coast, including Cape Cod, Nova Scotia, and Long Island, and mentions the wreck of a Spanish treasure ship. It describes the history of these shipwrecks and treasure hunts, including stories of pirates and treasure discoveries.