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Penniman, Capt. Edward Hitching Posts is a historic object located at Fort Hill Rd in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Built in 1868. It is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A contributing property in the Fort Hill Rural Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
Penniman, Capt. Edward Hitching Posts is a historical marker in Eastham, 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 41.8186, -69.9653 near Eastham. The nearest cataloged historic site is Penniman, Capt. Edward Whalebone Gate (landmark), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Penniman, Capt. Edward Stone Retaining Wall, Knowles, Sylvanus Doane and Harriet A. Freeman House, and Penniman, Capt. Edward House.
This record is drawn from public historical records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
Captain Edward Penniman (1831-1913) was a successful Cape Cod whaling master from Eastham. In 1868 he built an ornate Second Empire-style house, famous for its entrance gate made from the jawbones of a whale, reflecting the prosperity of the whaling era. The Penniman House is now preserved within the Cape Cod National Seashore.
Sources: en.wikipedia.orgnps.gov
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