Provincetown
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Other Name: -, District: Massachusetts, State: New England, United States of America
Area: 17.5 sq mi
Languages Spoken: English
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It is a town located at the extreme tip of Cape Cod in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States.Location
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It contains a 66-foot indoor model of the Rose Dorothea, a Grand Bank schooner and racing yacht, whaling equipment, traps, lines and more fishing relating paraphernalia. It also houses a collection of paintings by some of the notable artists that have spent time in Provincetown.
Few people know that the Pilgrims first struck land in Provincetown, on November 21, 1620, before continuing on to Plymouth. While anchored in Provincetown Harbor, the Pilgrims signed the Mayflower Compact, dedicating themselves to a community governed by rudimentary democratic rule. This tower was built in 1910.
Provincetown was recently listed as the sixth best beach location in the United States, and dramatic Race Point may be one reason why. Here the Cape Cod Bay waters meet wild Atlantic Ocean waves to create a roiling surge called "The Race."