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Buttermilk Bay
Buttermilk Bay is a neighborhood located in the Plymouth, Massachusetts village of South Plymouth. Buttermilk Bay is a small neighborhood located between Massachusetts Route 25, Red Brook Road/Head of the Bay Road, and Buzzards Bay. The Buttermilk Bay neighborhood is located off Red Brook Road/Head of the Bay Road just on the outskirts of Buzzards Bay, a village of Bourne, Massachusetts. Buttermilk Bay is the southernmost point of Plymouth, Massachusetts. The Buttermilk Bay neighborhood begins at the intersection of Red Brook Road/Head of the Bay Road and Packard Street, which is located on the borders of the towns of Plymouth, Wareham, and Bourne, and stretches northward all the way to the edge of Massachusetts Route 25. Demographics Buttermilk Bay is a non-census designated area of the town of Plymouth. Its population is approximately 835 people. Buttermilk Bay is the most inland inlet of Buzzards Bay MA, and contains the villages of Indian Heights, Indian Mound Beach, Hideaw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Plymouth (; historically known as Plimouth and Plimoth) is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. Located in Greater Boston, the town holds a place of great prominence in American history, folklore, and culture, and is known as "America's Hometown". Plymouth was the site of the colony founded in 1620 by the ''Mayflower'' Pilgrims, where New England was first established. It is the oldest municipality in New England and one of the oldest in the United States. The town has served as the location of several prominent events, one of the more notable being the First Thanksgiving feast. Plymouth served as the capital of Plymouth Colony from its founding in 1620 until the colony's merger with the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1691. The English explorer John Smith named the area Plymouth (after the city in South West England) and the region 'New England' during his voyage of 1614 (the accompanying map was published in 1616). It was a later coincidence that, after an ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Plymouth, Massachusetts
South Plymouth is the portion of Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States that covers much of the southern section of the town beginning at the Pine Hills, a large, mostly undeveloped forested area south of Plymouth Beach, Chiltonville and South Pond. The remainder of the section is south and east of the northeastern entrance to Myles Standish State Forest, stretching to the Bourne and Wareham town lines. Villages and neighborhoods in South Plymouth are: * Rocky Point * The Pinehills * Buttermilk Bay * Manomet ** Priscilla Beach ** White Horse Beach ** Manomet Heights ** Manomet Bluffs ** Fishermans Landing ** Churchill Landing ** Colony Beach ** Pilgrim Beach ** Cedar Bushes ** Manomet Beach * Vallerville ** Ocean Aire Beach ** Surfside Beach ** Bayside Beach * Ellisville ** Harlow's Landing ** Eastland Heights * Cedarville ** Nameloc Heights ** Pondville * Halfway Pond * Long Pond * West Wind Shores * White Island Shores See also * Neighborhoods in Plymouth, Massachu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massachusetts Route 25
Route 25 is a -long state highway located in Plymouth County and Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The route is a nominally east–west freeway for its entire length, and less commonly known as the Blue Star Memorial Highway. An eastward continuation of Interstate 495, Route 25 provides freeway access to Cape Cod. The route's western terminus is at a trumpet interchange with I-495 and I-195 in West Wareham. The route has three numbered interchanges along its length before terminating at the northern end of the Bourne Bridge in Bourne; the mainline of Route 25 continues across the bridge and over the Cape Cod Canal as Massachusetts Route 28 south. Prior to 1982, the Route 25 designation was given to that segment of what is now I-495 from Route 24 in Raynham to the interchange with I-195 in Wareham. Upon completion of the I-495 segment between Route 24 and I-95, that portion of the existing freeway was redesignated as I-495 in various stages during the 1970s and 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts
Buzzards Bay is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Bourne in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. The population was 3,859 at the 2010 census. It is the most populous of the five CDPs in Bourne. Geography Buzzards Bay is located at (41.751364, -70.613563). Along with Bournedale and Sagamore Beach, it is one of three communities in Barnstable County located on the mainland side of the Cape Cod Canal. Excessively drained sand underlies most of the community and the majority is mapped as Carver soil series. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of . of it is land and of it (34.75%) is water, consisting primarily of Buttermilk Bay, an arm of Buzzards Bay that forms the western edge of the CDP. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 3,549 people, 1,216 households, and 795 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 692.1 per km2 (1,793.4 per mi2). There were 1,572 housing units at an average density of 306.5 p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bourne, Massachusetts
Bourne ( ) is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 20,452 at the 2020 census. For geographic and demographic information on specific parts of the town of Bourne, please see the articles on Bourne (CDP), Buzzards Bay, Monument Beach, Pocasset, Sagamore, and Sagamore Beach. History Bourne was first settled in 1640 by Ezra Perry as a part of the town of Sandwich. Prior to its separation from Sandwich, the area was referred to as West Sandwich. It was officially incorporated in 1884, the last town to be incorporated in Barnstable County. It was named for Jonathan Bourne Sr. (1811–1889), whose ancestor Richard Bourne represented Sandwich in the first Massachusetts General Court and was the first preacher to the Mashpee Wampanoag on Cape Cod. 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 riv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wareham, Massachusetts
Wareham ( ) is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 23,303. History Wareham was first settled in 1678 by Europeans as part of the towns of Plymouth, Massachusetts, Plymouth and Rochester, Massachusetts, Rochester. It was officially incorporated in 1739 and named after the town of Wareham, Dorset, Wareham in England. Because of its geography, Wareham's early industry revolved around shipbuilding and the related industries. It also served as a resort town, with many smaller resorts scattered around the town, especially in Onset. Like Sandwich, Massachusetts, Sandwich, its waterways, especially Buttermilk Bay, were considered as possible pathways for the Cape Cod Canal. Although the canal proper goes through Bourne, Massachusetts, Bourne and Sandwich, the southern approach to Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, Buzzards Bay passes just south of the peninsulas that make up the topography of the town. Wareham is home ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plymouth South High School
Plymouth South High School, also known as Plymouth South, or PSHS, is a public high school located in Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. Its students are residents of the town of Plymouth. Plymouth South is one of two high schools in Plymouth, the other being Plymouth North High School. Plymouth South is located near the Long Pond neighborhood of Plymouth, west of Route 3 and ''The Pinehills'' development, and also adjacent to nearby Myles Standish State Forest, which is the biggest publicly owned recreation area in the South Shore region of Massachusetts, and also one of the biggest in the state. The school colors are Black, Teal and White and the school's teams are the Panthers. History Plymouth South High School was opened in 1988, the same year the Plymouth-Carver School District was dissolved into the separate Carver and Plymouth school districts. Plymouth-Carver High School became Plymouth North High School after the district separation of Plymouth and Carver. Prio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Plymouth, Massachusetts
North Plymouth is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Plymouth in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,600 at the 2010 census. it is best known as the location of Cordage Park, a small village where the Plymouth Cordage Company was once headquartered. The village is now home to Cordage Commerce Center, a large retail development that consists of offices and stores. Geography North Plymouth is located at (41.971285, -70.686980). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 9.1 km (3.5 mi), of which 3.3 km (1.3 mi) is land and 5.8 km (2.2 mi) (63.71%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 3,593 people, 1,506 households, and 884 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,092.3/km (2,832.7/mi). There were 1,580 housing units at an average density of 480.3/km (1,245.7/mi). The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.46% White, 1.95% African American, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Plymouth, Massachusetts
West Plymouth is a village in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. It is located beyond the ''Colony Place'' retail development and the Plymouth Industrial Park off U.S. Route 44 and north of Myles Standish State Forest. It stretches west to the Carver town line and north to the Kingston town line. The villages within this section include Micajah Heights, a community surrounding Micajah Pond, Billington Sea, a village along the southern shore of the pond, Darby, a village surrounding Darby Pond, and the portion of East Carver that extends into Plymouth. Some neighborhoods include Algonquin Heights, Summer Hill and Micajah Heights. Parting Ways Cemetery, a site containing the burial grounds of four former slaves who fought in the Revolutionary War and their families, is located on Route 80 in this section of Plymouth. See also * Neighborhoods in Plymouth, Massachusetts There are several neighborhoods in Plymouth, Massachusetts. With a total area of 134. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
