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About Truro
The town of Truro is a small, rural community of Lower
Cape Cod where the quaint and unique character of "Old Cape Cod" is
preserved. Truro is rich in history and strongly tied to the sea. It is
in Truro where the Pilgrims from the Mayflower found a spring from which
they drew their first drink of water in the new land, and where they
found a cache of Indian corn, at a place named Corn Hill, that saved
them from starvation after their first year.
Truro possesses beautiful beaches on Cape Cod Bay and some of the most
magnificent beaches on the Atlantic Ocean. A source of inspiration to
artists and beachcombers alike, Truro's beaches, dunes and landscape of
rolling hills are an attraction to tourists and vacationers. Home to a
diverse year-round population, Truro's permanent population includes
fishermen, tradesmen and an ever-growing number of retirees.
The town is home of the famous Cape Cod Light, Cape Cod's oldest
lighthouse, which was first erected in 1797 and replaced by the current
structure in 1857. The national landmark is in danger of falling into
the ocean due to erosion, unless the town and area citizens receive
support and cooperation from the federal and state governments. With
over half of its land area within the Cape Cod National Seashore
District, the residents of Truro are dedicated to preserving the special
character of this seashore community.
Southeastern Massachusetts, at the "wrist" of Cape Cod. Bordered by the
Atlantic Ocean on the north and east, Wellfleet on the south, and Cape
Cod Bay and Provincetown on the west.
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