Known as the place where glassblowers produced masterpieces for international markets in the 1800s and where some of New Englands oldest homes still stand; Sandwich is a vibrant community rich in history. Founded in 1637; this gateway town to Cape Cod is actually a time capsule of the last four centuries; from prehistory; when it was the territory of the Native American Wampanoags; to the tourist destination and bedroom community of Boston and Providence it is today. In Sandwich: Cape Cods Oldest Town; the reader will be taken on a historical journey to enchanting places; such as the Sandwich Glass Museum; featuring masterpieces from the Boston Sandwich Glass Company of the mid-1800s; and Heritage Plantations seventy-six acres of landscaped gardens and antique displays; including a working 1912 carousel. Visit the Green Briar Nature Center; which produces jam made by the sun; a museum featuring native son Thornton W. Burgesss "Briar Patch" childrens stories; the venerable; classic saltbox-type Hoxie House; where life in those earliest years is re-created; and the Wing and Nye homesteads; which in summer represent several centuries of Sandwich culture and history.
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