12 Facts About Harwich Massachusetts

1.

Harwich Massachusetts's beaches are on the Nantucket Sound side of Cape Cod.

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2.

Harwich Massachusetts was first settled by Europeans in 1670 as part of Yarmouth.

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3.

In recent years Harwich Massachusetts Port has become a popular night life destination during the summer as many new bars and restaurants opened and established restaurants remained popular.

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4.

Harwich Massachusetts is on the southern side of Cape Cod, just west of the southeastern corner.

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5.

Harwich Massachusetts is approximately 12 miles east of Barnstable, 28 miles east of the Cape Cod Canal, 35 miles south of Provincetown, and 80 miles southeast of Boston.

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6.

Town of Harwich contains several smaller census-designated places for which the U S Census reports more focused geographic and demographic information.

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7.

Harwich Massachusetts is governed by the open town meeting form of government, led by a town administrator and a board of selectmen.

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8.

The municipal library, the Brooks Free Library in Harwich Massachusetts Center, is the largest and is a member of the Cape Libraries Automated Materials Sharing library network.

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9.

Harwich Massachusetts is the site of the Long Pond Medical Center, which serves the southeastern Cape region.

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10.

Harwich Massachusetts has police and fire departments, with one fire and police station headquarters, and Station 2 in East Harwich Massachusetts.

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11.

Harwich Massachusetts's schools are part of the Monomoy Regional School District.

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12.

Harwich Massachusetts is known for its excellent boys basketball, girls basketball, girls field hockey, softball and baseball teams.

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