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A contributing property in the Northside Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
Historical Marker
Yarmouthport Town Pump
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About this site
Yarmouthport Town Pump is a historical marker in Yarmouth, 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 41.7035, -70.2462 near Yarmouth. The nearest cataloged historic site is Hitching Post (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Thatcher House, Myrick, Capt. Isaac House and Livery, and Arez House.
This record is drawn from public historical records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
The Yarmouthport Town Pump in Yarmouth is a public fountain recorded to about 1885. Fountains of this kind were valued civic amenities in New England town centers, providing drinking water and a decorative focal point. It is a contributing feature of a National Register historic district.
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