A canal linking Cape Cod to Buzzards Bay had been contemplated since the earliest days of the Plymouth Colony, but the first real attempt to dig a canal did not take place until 1880 — at least until the 400-plus Italian immigrants, deprived of food and compensation, descended on Sandwich Village to demand satisfaction! Thus started the Neapolitan revolt.
DID YOU KNOW?
Sandwich is the oldest town on Cape Cod. It was colonized in 1637 and incorporated in 1639.
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