Description:
    Wareham History Day Featuring Two New Books on Wareham!
A Brief History of Wareham: The Gateway to Cape Cod by Michael Vieira. Since its incorporation in 1739, Wareham has persevered and flourished through the American Revolution, the War of 1812 and the Industrial Revolution. In the nineteenth century, the seaside town quickly became a tourist destination and experienced an early economic boom as salt works, manufacturing mills, ironworks, nail factories and cranberry harvesting developed in the region.
Attack of the HMS Nimrod: Wareham and the War of 1812 by J. North Conway and Jesse Dubuc. On the morning of June 13, 1814, the British warship HMS Nimrod attacked the town of Wareham, Massachusetts. Follow along as they trace the attack from the initial spotting of the British fleet to the discovery of the lost Nimrod cannons.
|