Historical Marker

Henry, Dea. Stone Fort Site Marker

Barnstable · Barnstable County

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About this site

Henry, Dea. Stone Fort Site Marker is a historical marker in Barnstable, 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 41.7017, -70.2976 near Barnstable. The nearest cataloged historic site is Building at 31 Powder Hill Rd (landmark), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include House at 28 Powder Hill Rd, Bacon Farm Barn, and Barnstable Pound Site.

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

History

The Henry, Dea. Stone Fort Site Marker on Powder Hill Road in Barnstable, placed in 1939, commemorates the site associated with an early fortified stone house or refuge in the town's colonial history. It stands within a local historic district as a reminder of the defensive concerns of Cape Cod's first English settlers.

📍 41.7017, -70.2976 · Barnstable, Barnstable County

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