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Riding the Train from Wellfleet to Provincetown With Dwight Estey

  • Wellfleet Adult Comminity Center 715 Old Kings Highway Wellfleet, MA, 02667 United States (map)

Wellfleet Historical Society at the Wellfleet ACC

In 1874 President Ulysses S. Grant rode the train from Hyannis to Provincetown, stopping in Wellfleet along the way. Trace the history of the "iron horse" on the Lower Cape through pictures, newspaper articles and personal stories. By 1960 the tracks were removed. In a "Then and Now" retrospective museum staff will divulge where one can still find intriguing vestiges from the Era of Rail.

Wellfleet Adult Community Center

Thursday March 27, 2025 at 1:30 p.m.

(immediately following Lunch at Maryanne's Cafe)

Come for Lunch and Stay for the Presentation if you like

Lunch is $10 and the Train Presentation is Free

RSVP at 508-349-2800

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