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Wellfleet (Town of), Barnstable County, MA

From collection Place

Located on Cape Cod, 22 mi NE of Barnstable; Barnstable County (US-T121).
Historical Context
Named for Wellfleet Oysters in Blackwater Bay, England. Incorporated June 16, 1763, part of Eastham established as the district of Wellfleet. August 23, 1775, the district was made a town by general act (MA-T1).
Place Class
Civil 
Elevation
16 fee
Latitude (decimal)
41.9170021
Longitude (decimal)
-70.0262753
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