Chatham () is a
town
A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city.
The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
in
Barnstable County,
Massachusetts
Massachusetts ( ; ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode ...
, United States. Chatham is located at the southeastern tip of
Cape Cod
Cape Cod is a peninsula extending into the Atlantic Ocean from the southeastern corner of Massachusetts, in the northeastern United States. Its historic, maritime character and ample beaches attract heavy tourism during the summer months. The ...
and has historically been a fishing community. First settled by the English in 1664, the township was originally called Monomoit based on the indigenous population's term for the region.
Chatham was incorporated as a town on June 11, 1712, and has become a summer resort area. The population was 6,594 at the 2020 census and can swell to 25,000 during the summer months.
There are four villages that comprise the town, those being
Chatham (CDP),
South Chatham,
North Chatham, and
West Chatham. Chatham is home to the
Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge and the decommissioned
Monomoy Point Light, both located on
Monomoy Island. A popular attraction is the
Chatham Light, which is an operational lighthouse that is operated by the
United States Coast Guard
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is the maritime security, search and rescue, and Admiralty law, law enforcement military branch, service branch of the armed forces of the United States. It is one of the country's eight Uniformed services ...
.
History
Native American tribes who lived in the area before European colonization included the
Nauset
The Nauset people, sometimes referred to as the Cape Cod Indians, were a Native American tribe who lived in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. They lived east of Bass River and lands occupied by their closely related neighbors, the Wampanoag.
Although th ...
, specifically the Manomoy or Monomoy people. The expansive lands over which they roamed were known to them as Manamoyik or Monomoit. Explorer
Samuel de Champlain
Samuel de Champlain (; 13 August 1574#Fichier]For a detailed analysis of his baptismal record, see #Ritch, RitchThe baptism act does not contain information about the age of Samuel, neither his birth date nor his place of birth. – 25 December ...
landed there in October 1606 at a place he christened "Port Fortuné", where conflict arose with the Nauset. Twelve years later, another group of Europeans gave it the name "Sutcliffe's Inlets".
Neither name stuck, and the location was not permanently occupied by Europeans until English settlers reached Monomoit in 1664.
The town was incorporated on June 11, 1712,
at which point it was renamed after
Chatham, Kent
Chatham ( ) is a town within the Medway unitary authority in the ceremonial county of Kent, England. The town forms a conurbation with neighbouring towns Gillingham, Rochester, Strood and Rainham. In 2020 it had a population of 80,596.
Th ...
,
England
England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...
. Its territory expanded with the annexation of Strong Island and its vicinity on February 7, 1797.
Located at the "elbow" of Cape Cod, Chatham became a
shipping
Freight transport, also referred to as freight forwarding, is the physical process of transporting commodities and merchandise goods and cargo. The term shipping originally referred to transport by sea but in American English, it has been ...
,
fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are often caught as wildlife from the natural environment (Freshwater ecosystem, freshwater or Marine ecosystem, marine), but may also be caught from Fish stocking, stocked Body of water, ...
, and
whaling
Whaling is the hunting of whales for their products such as meat and blubber, which can be turned into a type of oil that was important in the Industrial Revolution. Whaling was practiced as an organized industry as early as 875 AD. By the 16t ...
center. It has a considerable number of 18th-century buildings, whose charm helped it develop into a popular summer resort.
Chatham is home to the
Chatham Lighthouse, which was established by President
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson (, 1743July 4, 1826) was an American Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father and the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. He was the primary author of the United States Declaration of Indepe ...
in 1808 to protect the ships circling the Cape. The 1808 towers were replaced in 1841 by twin brick towers that were eventually lost to erosion. They were rebuilt in 1877 out of cast iron, across the street from their original location. The northern of the two was moved to
Eastham to become the
Nauset Light in 1923. Today, the keeper's house is home to a
Coast Guard
A coast guard or coastguard is a Maritime Security Regimes, maritime security organization of a particular country. The term embraces wide range of responsibilities in different countries, from being a heavily armed military force with cust ...
station which patrols the waters of the Atlantic and Nantucket Sound from Wellfleet to West Yarmouth.
The first reforesting project in America took place on Great Hill in 1821 when Selectmen had pine trees and beach grass planted to prevent erosion and to keep sand from blowing over the village.
Although
urban sprawl
Urban sprawl (also known as suburban sprawl or urban encroachment) is defined as "the spreading of urban developments (such as houses and shopping centers) on undeveloped land near a city". Urban sprawl has been described as the unrestricted ...
has invaded the Cape, the town of Chatham still boasts a quaint and walkable
Main Street, home to numerous family-owned and -operated shops, restaurants, and businesses. During the summer, concerts are held in a
gazebo
A gazebo is a pavilion structure, sometimes octagonal or Gun turret, turret-shaped, often built in a park, garden, or spacious public area. Some are used on occasions as bandstands.
In British English, the word is also used for a tent-like can ...
in Late Gould Park on Main Street. The town also hosts the
Chatham Anglers baseball team as part of the
Cape Cod Baseball League
The Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL or Cape League) is a collegiate summer baseball wooden bat league located on Cape Cod in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. One of the nation's premier collegiate summer leagues, the league boasts over 1,000 forme ...
on the peninsula. The League is for collegiate-age players.
Chatham, like much of Cape Cod, suffers from an exodus of young people and young families due to high housing prices and a lack of social and professional opportunities. The majority of homes in Chatham sit empty in the winter months until the summer when second-home owners come to use their summer/vacation homes. Some are used as weekly rentals for tourists. As of June 1, 2023, the average listing price for a home in Chatham was over $1.1 million US dollars.
In summer, Chatham grows to a population of an estimated 30,000, making facilities overcrowded, and there is limited parking in the Main Street Business District. Parking for the beaches is also limited, and the town's most popular beach, Lighthouse Beach, has only off-street parking.
Historical sites and museums
* Atwood House (1752)
* Caleb Nickerson House (1772)
* Chatham Railroad Museum (1887)
* Josiah Mayo House () chathamconservationfoundation.org
*
Chatham Marconi Maritime Center (1914)
*
Chatham Windmill (1797)
*
Chatham Lighthouse (1808)
*
Eldredge Public Library (1896)
Geography

The town occupies the southeast corner (the "elbow") of Cape Cod. The town's villages include
Chatham proper,
Chatham Port, North Chatham,
West Chatham, and South Chatham (west of West Chatham). Chatham is bordered by
Harwich
Harwich is a town in Essex, England, and one of the Haven ports on the North Sea coast. It is in the Tendring district. Nearby places include Felixstowe to the north-east, Ipswich to the north-west, Colchester to the south-west and Clacton-o ...
to the west, Pleasant Bay and
Orleans to the north, the
Atlantic Ocean
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to the east, and
Nantucket Sound to the south. The town is south of
Provincetown and east of the
Sagamore Bridge, east of
Barnstable, and southeast of
Boston
Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...
.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau, officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the Federal statistical system, U.S. federal statistical system, responsible for producing data about the American people and American economy, econ ...
, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 33.88%, is water.
The mainland portion of the town is typical of Cape Cod, with several ponds, brooks, rivers, harbors, and inlets around the town. The town includes two narrow strips of land that serve as a barrier between the Atlantic and the mainland; the northern of these is the southern part of the
Cape Cod National Seashore
The Cape Cod National Seashore (CCNS) encompasses on Cape Cod, in Massachusetts. CCNS was created on August 7, 1961, by President John F. Kennedy, when he signed a bill enacting the legislation he first co-sponsored as a Senator a few years pr ...
. There are several islands, including Strong Island, Tern Island (which is a sanctuary), Morris Island, Stage Island, and
Monomoy Island, a island south of the corner of the town which is home to the
Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge. Erosion has changed the region over the years—for example, an island named
Slut's Bush once existed until it vanished underwater by the mid-19th century.
Climate
According to the
Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...
system, Chatham, Massachusetts has a warm-summer, wet year-round,
humid continental climate
A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers, and cold ...
(''Dfb'') bordering on a mild
oceanic climate
An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate or maritime climate, is the temperate climate sub-type in Köppen climate classification, Köppen classification represented as ''Cfb'', typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of co ...
(''Cfb''). Dfb climates are characterized by at least one month having an average mean temperature ≤ 32.0 °F (≤ 0.0 °C), at least four months with an average mean temperature ≥ 50.0 °F (≥ 10.0 °C), all months with an average mean temperature ≤ 71.6 °F (≤ 22.0 °C), and no significant precipitation difference between seasons. The average seasonal (Nov-Apr) snowfall total is approximately 30 inches (76 cm). The average snowiest month is February, which corresponds with the annual peak in
nor'easter
A nor'easter (also northeaster; see below) is a large-scale extratropical cyclone in the western North Atlantic Ocean. The name derives from the direction of the winds that blow from the northeast. Typically, such storms originate as a low ...
activity. The
plant hardiness zone
A hardiness zone is a geographic area defined as having a certain average annual minimum temperature, a factor relevant to the survival of many plants. In some systems other statistics are included in the calculations. The original and most widely ...
is 7b, with an average annual extreme minimum air temperature of 5.2 °F (–14.9 °C).
Ecology
The area surrounding Chatham is home to diverse flora and fauna, including many species that rely on the wetlands for survival. The salt marshes and lakes that exist in the region due to glacial action from the last ice age are essential habitats for many species, such as ospreys (Pandion haliaetus) and striped bass (Morone saxatilis). These wetlands not only promote biodiversity but also act as natural filters, retaining particulates and purifying the water that flows into nearby estuaries and bays. However, Chatham's beaches have experienced significant vegetation loss in recent decades due to both natural and human causes. Despite this, the beaches remain important nesting sites for various species of sea turtles and shorebirds, such as the Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus), while the waters off the coast are rich in marine life, including seals (Halichoerus grypus), whales, and sharks, such as the great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias). In fact, the prevalence of sharks in the waters surrounding Chatham has resulted in its reputation as a hub of great white activity and shark attacks. To help protect and preserve the local flora and fauna, several conservation areas and nature preserves have been established in Chatham, including Monomoy Island, which provides an important breeding ground for the Piping Plover.
According to the
A. W. Kuchler U.S.
Potential natural vegetation Types, Chatham, Massachusetts would primarily contain a Northeastern
Oak
An oak is a hardwood tree or shrub in the genus ''Quercus'' of the beech family. They have spirally arranged leaves, often with lobed edges, and a nut called an acorn, borne within a cup. The genus is widely distributed in the Northern Hemisp ...
/
Pine
A pine is any conifer tree or shrub in the genus ''Pinus'' () of the family Pinaceae. ''Pinus'' is the sole genus in the subfamily Pinoideae.
''World Flora Online'' accepts 134 species-rank taxa (119 species and 15 nothospecies) of pines as cu ...
(''110'') vegetation type with a Southern
Mixed Forest (''26'') vegetation form.
Transportation
All five roads that exit Chatham cross into Harwich. The two state routes that pass through the town are
Route 28
Highway 28 may refer to:
Australia
* Cumberland Highway
*Mountain Highway, Mountain Highway (Victoria)
* – NT
Canada
* Alberta Highway 28
* British Columbia Highway 28
* Nova Scotia Trunk 28
* Ontario Highway 28
* Saskatchewan Highway 28
Cz ...
and the southern end of
Route 137. Route 28 circles through the center of town before exiting and heading north toward
Route 6A, joining that route until the roads end at the Orleans Rotary.
Rail service no longer extends to the town; the former rail bed is a bicycling path and is called the
Old Colony Rail Trail. The Old Colony Rail Trail crosses into Chatham and runs through South Chatham and then into West Chatham before ending at Crowell Road near downtown. In addition, another bicycle route passes through the town, starting at the end of the Rail Trail, and providing views of Chatham Fish Pier, Chatham Bars, and
Chatham Light.
The town is the home to the
Chatham Municipal Airport, which provides local service to other small airports on the Cape and islands. The nearest national and international air service can be reached at
Logan International Airport
General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport — also known as Boston Logan International Airport — is an international airport located mostly in East Boston and partially in Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States. Covering , it has ...
in Boston.
Demographics

As of the
census
A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...
of 2000, there were 6,625 people, 3,160 households, and 1,886 families residing in the town. The population density was . At the time of the census, there were 6,743 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 96%
White
White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no chroma). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully (or almost fully) reflect and scatter all the visible wa ...
, 1.9%
Black
Black is a color that results from the absence or complete absorption of visible light. It is an achromatic color, without chroma, like white and grey. It is often used symbolically or figuratively to represent darkness.Eva Heller, ''P ...
or
African American
African Americans, also known as Black Americans and formerly also called Afro-Americans, are an Race and ethnicity in the United States, American racial and ethnic group that consists of Americans who have total or partial ancestry from an ...
, 0.2%
Native American, 0.3%
Asian, <0.1%
Pacific Islander
Pacific Islanders, Pasifika, Pasefika, Pacificans, or rarely Pacificers are the peoples of the list of islands in the Pacific Ocean, Pacific Islands. As an ethnic group, ethnic/race (human categorization), racial term, it is used to describe th ...
, 0.9% from
other races, and 0.8% from two or more races.
Hispanic
The term Hispanic () are people, Spanish culture, cultures, or countries related to Spain, the Spanish language, or broadly. In some contexts, Hispanic and Latino Americans, especially within the United States, "Hispanic" is used as an Ethnici ...
or
Latino of any race were 1.0% of the population.
During the summer months (generally Memorial Day through Labor Day), the town's population triples to approximately 20,000, not counting the additional transient tourist population hosted by the town's many hotels, inns, motels, and bed and breakfasts. Tourism and hospitality, along with commercial fishing, make up the town's main industry. The town has a thriving commercial fish pier where dayboats unload fresh fish and lobster.
There were 3,160 households, out of which 15.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% were
married couples
Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children (if any), and b ...
living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.3% were non-families. 34.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.00 and the average family size was 2.52.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 13.3% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 19.8% from 25 to 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 34.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 54 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.4 males.
The local K–12 school system has approximately 700 students, and the average high school grade size is between 30 and 40 students.
The median income for a household in the town was $85,519, and the median income for a family was $112,750. Males had a median income of $71,064 versus $40,365 for females. The
per capita income
Per capita income (PCI) or average income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year.
In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such ...
for the town was $48,594. About 1.9% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the
poverty line
The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line, or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. The poverty line is usually calculated by estimating the total cost of one year's worth of necessities for ...
, including 5.1% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.
Government
Chatham is represented in the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the State legislature (United States), state legislature of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from 14 counties each divided into ...
as a part of the Fourth Barnstable district, which includes (with the exception of Brewster) all the towns east and north of Harwich on the Cape. The town is represented in the
Massachusetts Senate
The Massachusetts Senate is the upper house of the Massachusetts General Court, the bicameral state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Senate comprises 40 elected members from 40 single-member senatorial districts in the st ...
as a part of the Cape and Islands District, which includes all of Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket except the towns of Bourne, Falmouth, Sandwich, and a portion of Barnstable.
The Chatham Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency that services the town. It is staffed for 24-hour patrol and is a member of the Cape Cod Regional Law Enforcement Council. The Police station was recently constructed in 2012 and is located on George Ryder Road, across the street from the Chatham Municipal Airport. Troopers from the Massachusetts State Police Troop D Yarmouth barracks provide secondary law enforcement services to the town.
The Chatham Fire/Rescue Department is a 24-hour, fully staffed fire department that provides fire and medical services to the town. The new fire station was constructed in 2016 and is located on Depot Road, across the street from Veteran's Field. Prior to 2012, the fire and police stations were attached and sat on the Depot Road site. The Chatham Fire/Rescue Department also has an unmanned substation on Route 28 in South Chatham; this station houses one engine truck.
On the national level, Chatham is a part of
Massachusetts's 9th congressional district and is represented by
William R. Keating. The state's senior (Class II) member of the
United States Senate
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, elected in 2012, is
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Ann Warren (née Herring; born June 22, 1949) is an American politician and former law professor who is the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States senator from the state of Massachusetts, serving since 2013. A mem ...
. The junior (Class I) senator is
Ed Markey
Edward John Markey (born July 11, 1946) is an American politician serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, junior United States Senate, United States senator from the state of Massachusetts, a seat he has held since 2013. A member of ...
.
Chatham is governed by the
open town meeting form of government, administered by an elected
Board of Selectmen
The select board or board of selectmen is commonly the Executive (government), executive arm of the government of New England towns in the United States. The board typically consists of three or five members, with or without staggered terms. Three ...
and an appointed Town Manager. The town has four post offices, all located at various points along Route 28. The town is home to the
Eldredge Public Library, named for its benefactor Marcellus Eldredge and designed by a student of
H. H. Richardson. The town operates several piers, beaches, boat landings, and recreation areas. The nearest hospital is
Cape Cod Hospital in
Hyannis.
Education
Until 2013, Chatham operated its own school system for the town's 700 students. The Chatham Elementary School served students from pre-kindergarten through fourth grade, the Chatham Middle School served students from fifth through eighth grade, and
Chatham High School served grades nine through twelve. Chatham's athletics teams were known as the Blue Devils and wore blue and white. In December 2010, Chatham and the neighboring town of Harwich voted to regionalize their school systems into the Monomoy Regional school system. The Monomoy teams are known as the Sharks, and their colors are navy blue and silver. In March 2013, construction began in Harwich on a new high school to serve the region, expected to open in 2014. High school students may attend
Cape Cod Regional Technical School in Harwich free of charge. Other private schools are located in nearby
Brewster and Harwich.
Sports and recreation
Chatham is home to the
Chatham Anglers, an amateur
collegiate summer baseball
Collegiate summer baseball leagues are amateur baseball leagues in the United States and Canada featuring players who have attended at least one year of college and have at least one year of athletic eligibility remaining. Generally, they operat ...
team in the
Cape Cod Baseball League
The Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL or Cape League) is a collegiate summer baseball wooden bat league located on Cape Cod in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. One of the nation's premier collegiate summer leagues, the league boasts over 1,000 forme ...
. The team plays at
Veteran's Field and has featured dozens of players who went on to careers in
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league composed of 30 teams, divided equally between the National League (baseball), National League (NL) and the American League (AL), with 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. MLB i ...
, such as
Thurman Munson,
Jeff Bagwell, and
Kris Bryant
Kristopher Lee Bryant (born January 4, 1992), nicknamed "KB", is an American professional baseball designated hitter, outfielder, and third baseman for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the ...
.
Eastward Ho! Golf Course is a notable golf course in town. The course hosted a
PGA Tour
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event,
The Cape Cod Open, in the 1930s.
Notable people
*
Zered Bassett, pro skateboarder, grew up in Chatham
*
Shirley Booth
Shirley Booth (born Marjory Ford; August 30, 1898October 16, 1992) was an American actress. One of 24 performers to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting, Booth was the recipient of an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards and three Tony Awards.
...
, actress
*
Ruby Braff
Reuben "Ruby" Braff (March 16, 1927 – February 9, 2003) was an American jazz trumpeter and cornetist. Jack Teagarden was once asked about him on the Garry Moore television show and described Ruby as "the Ivy League Louis Armstrong".
Bra ...
, musician, died in Chatham
*
Louis Brandeis
Louis Dembitz Brandeis ( ; November 13, 1856 – October 5, 1941) was an American lawyer who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, associate justice on the Supreme Court of the United States from 1916 to ...
, Supreme Court Justice
*
Bernard Cornwell
Bernard Cornwell (born 23 February 1944) is an English author of historical novels and a history of the Waterloo Campaign. He is best known for his long-running series of novels about Napoleonic Wars rifleman Richard Sharpe. He has also writ ...
, best-selling author
*
Franklin Cover
Franklin Edward Cover (November 20, 1928 – February 5, 2006) was an American actor best known for his role in ''The Jeffersons'', Tom Willis, half of one of the first interracial marriages to be seen on prime-time television.
Life and career
C ...
, late actor
*
David Drumm, former CEO of Anglo Irish Bank
*
Todd Eldredge
Todd James Eldredge (born August 28, 1971) is an American former competitive figure skater. He is the 1996 World champion, a six-time U.S. national champion (1990, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2002), a three-time Olympian (1992, 1998, 2002), and a ...
, champion figure skater
*
Jack Forrester, Scottish-American professional golfer
*
Lisa Genova, best-selling author
*
Bobby Hackett
Robert Leo Hackett (January 31, 1915 – June 7, 1976) was a versatile American jazz musician who played swing music, Dixieland jazz and mood music, now called easy listening, on trumpet, cornet, and guitar. He played Swing with the bands ...
, musician
*
Julie Harris, actress
*
Gilbert Knapp, Wisconsin State Assemblyman
* Karen E. Lasser, medical researcher and senior editor at ''
Journal of the American Medical Association
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''
*
Joseph C. Lincoln, author of ''Cape Cod Stories''
*
Joseph Lord, Puritan pastor
*
Sara Pennypacker, children's book author
*
Bill Richardson
William Blaine Richardson III (November 15, 1947 – September 1, 2023) was an American politician, author, and diplomat who served as the List of governors of New Mexico, 30th governor of New Mexico from 2003 to 2011. He was U.S. ambassador to ...
, American politician, author, and diplomat
*
Christopher Seufert
Christopher Seufert (born 1967) is a documentary film producer and film director, director, and photographer based in Chatham, Massachusetts. His production company is Mooncusser Films.
His film work has appeared on HBO, VH-1, the Discovery Chan ...
, film director/photographer
*
Maxim D. Shrayer, bilingual author
*
Archelaus Smith, Nova Scotia pioneer
*
Bob Staake, cartoonist & illustrator
* Tisquantum (
Squanto
Tisquantum (; 1585 (±10 years?) – November 30, 1622 Old Style, O.S.), more commonly known as Squanto (), was a member of the Patuxet tribe of Wampanoags, best known for being an early liaison between the Native American population in Southe ...
), died in Chatham and is buried in an unmarked
grave
A grave is a location where a cadaver, dead body (typically that of a human, although sometimes that of an animal) is burial, buried or interred after a funeral. Graves are usually located in special areas set aside for the purpose of buria ...
on Burial Hill, overlooking Ryder's Cove
*
Stuart Varney, talk show host
*
Bernard C. Webber, heroic Coast Guardsman who was award the
Gold Lifesaving Medal for leading a rescue to the
SS ''Pendleton'' in 1952
Gallery
Image:Atwood House, Chatham, MA.jpg, The Atwood House
Image:Chatham Lights, Chatham, MA.jpg, Chatham Lights
Image:Lighthouse_chatham.jpg, Stage Harbor Light
Image:Old Linden Tree - Chatham, MA - April 2012.jpg, Old Linden Tree (April 2012)
Image:Seals in Chatham, MA harbor.jpg, Seals in Chatham Harbor
Image:Cross Trees, Chatham, MA.jpg, Cross Trees
Image:Chatham cookware common history.jpg, Chatham Cookware (Summer 2024)
Image:Chatham_marsh.jpg,
Image:Windmill, Chatham, MA.jpg,
References
External links
Town of Chatham official website* https://www.chathamconservationfoundation.org/
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