From the wreck of the Sparrow-Hawk in 1626 to the grounding of the Eldia in 1984, Cape Cod’s outer beach—often referred to as the “Graveyard of Ships”—saw the demise of more than three thousand vessels along forty miles of shifting shoals. Join us as Author Don Wilding revisits these maritime disasters, and follow up with our new exhibit, The Menace of Cape Cod: A Hazard to Navigation.
Cape Cod Maritime Museum135 South StreetBarnstable, MA, 02601