Historical Marker

Chatham Horse Trough

Chatham · Barnstable County

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About this site

Chatham Horse Trough is a historical marker in Chatham, Barnstable County. It is one of 250 historical markers documented in Barnstable County, among 6,897 historic sites cataloged across the county on MassRoam.

The site sits at 41.6812, -69.9589 near Chatham. The nearest cataloged historic site is Pioneers Monument (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Puritan Clothing Company, First United Methodist Episcopal Church of Chatham, and Bank Building at 550 Main St.

This record is drawn from public historical records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

The Chatham Horse Trough is a historic trough in Chatham, Massachusetts, recorded as dating to 1914. Public watering troughs supplied horses in the era of carriage and wagon travel and were often donated to towns by civic groups or temperance societies. It lies within a local historic district.

📍 41.6812, -69.9589 · Chatham, Barnstable County

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