MassachusettsA contributing property in the Waquoit Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. Settled from about 1700, this semi-rural village at the head of Waquoit Bay in Falmouth developed as a self-sufficient community that combined farming, seafaring, and small-scale manufacturing along a linear corridor centered on Main Street. Its surviving houses, church, and landscapes trace patterns of local and regional coastal settlement, including early Native American associations and, later, ties to Falmouth's Portuguese community. Significant for agriculture, architecture, community planning, and maritime enterprise, the district spans a period of roughly 1700 to 1950, before modern development transformed the town and region.
Waquoit - Bayside Cemetery
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Waquoit - Bayside Cemetery is a cemetery in Falmouth, Barnstable County. It is one of 67 cemeteries documented in Barnstable County, among 6,897 historic sites cataloged across the county on MassRoam.
The site sits at 41.5815, -70.5266 near Falmouth. The nearest cataloged historic site is Sargent, Ignatius House - Carriage House (landmark), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Sargent, Ignatius - Rutherfort - Swift House, Sargent, Ignatius House - Gate House, and Sargent, Ignatius House - Boat House.
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The Waquoit - Bayside Cemetery lies in the village of Waquoit in Falmouth and was established around 1835. It served the small coastal and farming community around Waquoit Bay and is a contributing property in a National Register historic district. Its 19th-century stones reflect the maritime and agricultural families of this part of Cape Cod.
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