It was 1914: Sandwich celebrated its 275th Anniversary and the opening of the Cape Cod Canal.
Canal 100th & Sandwich 275th celebration Pennant – 1914
Parade in Post Office Square for Sandwich’s 275th Anniversary and the Opening of the Cape Cod Canal
July 29, 1914
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Cape Cod Canal 100th Anniversary:
Sandwich is located on both sides of the Cape Cod Canal (which celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2014 ). Sandwich’s dynamic community both loves and embraces the town’s rich culture, proud heritage and pristine beauty.
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 . . .