Erosion, Historic Brickyard Exposed
Erosion uncovers old brickyard in Sandwich CapeCast | Jan. 2, 2015 It's not news to anyone that Town Neck Beach erosion is worsening due to the blockage of longshore transport of sand by the canal. Recent efforts to secure dredge material from the canal have highlighted the exposure of bricks [...]
Sandwich grist mill wheel needs replacement
By Paul Gately Sandwich Broadsider/WickedLocal.com | Nov 1, 2014 Sandwich Assistant Town Manager Douglas Lapp says it has become imperative to replace the wheel at the historic Dexter Grist Mill downtown next to Town Hall. Lapp said the work is needed to avoid the mill being shut down for a [...]
Preservation, Not Demolition!
Sandwich barn will come down but perhaps preserved in key pieces By Paul Gately Sandwich Broadsider/WickedLocal.com | March 19, 2014 This is the course being considered by the historic district committee as it deals with Kevin Hamlin’s request to demolish the centuries-old barn on his property at 45 Water St. [...]
Sandwich building could become new cultural center
By George Brennan capecodonline.com | July 28, 2013 SANDWICH – An old building where the children of glass-factory workers once went to school could get new life as a cultural center. Selectmen have agreed to allow the town’s Historical Commission to spend up to $15,000 to determine what it would [...]
Sandwich Seeks Bidders for Deacon Eldred House
Staff Writer Cape Cod Times | January 19, 2013 SANDWICH — The town is seeking bids for the Deacon Eldred House, a 1756 house located on Shawme Pond in the town's historical village center. Deacon Eldred House, Sandwich, MA At a 2011 town meeting, voters authorized the selectmen [...]
A Christmas Night Murder in 1857
By Bill Daley BarnstablePatriot.com It was Christmas night 1857 and “peace on earth, good will toward men” was not in the air in the glass workers village of Sandwich’s Jarvesville. A 15-year-old lad named Daniel Fogarty Jr. would be murdered that night. Read Full Story
Clark-Haddad building will stay put in Sandwich
By George Brennan CapeCodOnline.com | January 21, 2012 The Sandwich Board of Selectmen, on January 19, 2012, voted 4-0, with one abstention, to leave the Clark-Haddad building in place. A proposal by the Sandwich Chamber of Commerce to move the Clark-Haddad building and turn it into a visitors center was [...]
Town seeks Old Kings Highway District input on Clark-Haddad fate
Staff Writer Sandwich Broadsider/WickedLocal.com | October 7, 2011 SANDWICH —Selectmen have directed Town Manager Bud Dunham to approach the Old King’s Highway Historical District to help determine the fate and future of the Clark-Haddad Building at Jarvesville. Dunham will present two key questions to the district: can the structure [...]
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