Bourne, MA - The Town of Bourne is a medium-sized rural community at the gateway to Cape Cod. Bourne has numerous quiet harbors and inlets for boating and bathing, and is a quiet community without the summer tourist crush experienced by some of the other Cape communities. It is found at the beginning of Cape Cod and is located 57 miles southeast of Boston.
- Sagamore - village located on the eastern side.
Bourne was first settled in 1640 as a part of the town of Sandwich. It was officially incorporated in 1884 as the last town to be incorporated in Barnstable County. It was named for Jonathan Bourne, whose father, Richard Bourne, served in the Massachusetts General Court at the time of settlement, as well as helping to found the settlement in Mashpee.[1] The town lies at the northeast corner of Buzzards Bay, and is the site of Aptucxet Trading Post, the nation's oldest store. It was founded by the Pilgrims in 1627 at a site halfway between the two rivers which divided the Cape from the rest of the state. It was out of this location that the Cape Cod Canal was formed, in order to save time and lives by eliminating the need to sail around the hazardous eastern shores of Cape Cod. Because of the canal, Bourne is now considered the "first" town on the Cape, as all three bridges (the Bourne, Sagamore and the Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge all are located within the town. Also, due to the Canal, the town is divided, the majority of land lying on the Cape.
Bourne is also the site of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, a maritime college located at the southern mouth of the canal on the western shore. Otis Air National Guard Base is also partially located in the town.
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Bourne High School
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Upper Cape Cod Voc Tech
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Chart Room Restaurant (Fine/Family Dining) - 1 Shore Road, Buzzards Bay, MA
Lindseys Seafood Restaurant (Seafood) - 3138 Cranberry Highway, Buzzards Bay, MA
International House of Pancakes (Family) - 2 Bourne Circle, Buzzards Bay, MA
Sandys Restaurant (Family) - 5 Bourne Bridge Road, Buzzards Bay, MA
Nicks Pizza House - 160 Main Street, Buzzards Bay, MA
Buzzards Bay House of Pizza - 270 Main Street, Buzzards Bay, MA
Creative Creamery (Ice Cream) - 8 Otis Park Drive, Buzzards Bay, MA
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Other Cape Cod Towns
Barnstable
Falmouth
Mashpee
Sandwich
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