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Society of Colonial Wars First Encounter Memorial is a historic memorial located at 2500 State Hwy in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Built in 1920. It is a contributing property in a National Register historic district. A contributing property in the Eastham Center Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
Society of Colonial Wars First Encounter Memorial 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 41.8303, -69.9735 near Eastham. The nearest cataloged historic site is Eastham Town Hall (landmark), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Eastham Fire Department Building, Eastham Superette, and Smith, Charles H. and Mary G. House.
This record is drawn from public historical records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
This memorial in Eastham, placed by the Society of Colonial Wars, marks the traditional site of the 'First Encounter,' the first skirmish between the Mayflower Pilgrims and the Nauset people in December 1620. A party led by Myles Standish exchanged arrows and musket fire with the Nauset here before the Pilgrims sailed on to settle at Plymouth. The adjacent shoreline is still known as First Encounter Beach.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
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