Provincetown

Provincetown is among the Cape’s most popular destinations, for its art, its history, its shopping, and the 252 foot Pilgrim Monument, the first thing you see as you approach Provincetown, and the tallest all-granite structure in the United States since 1910 when it was dedicated by President Taft .

Laying the foundation of the Pilgrim Monument

"The excavation for the foundation was sixty square feet and had a depth of eight feet below the surface of the ground. The foundation was a solid mass of concrete, reinforced at intervals of five inches with layers of rods of twisted steel, placed 18 inches apart. At each of the four corners of the foundation arose six rods of twisted steel, which were securely fixed in the concrete of the foundation, far below the surface. Above the surface of the ground the foundation rose to a height of five feet, but gradually lessening in superficial area until at the top it reached the dimensions of twenty-eight feet square. The material taken from the excavation was then employed in raising the grade of the surrounding soil to the level of the foundation." The Pilgrims and Their Monument”

Image captured by John Rawlings Smith

Ross Moffett glass plate negative collection courtesy of Lisa King
Text credited to Lisa King via Facebook

 “My Grandfather’s Provincetown”

The famous Lobster Pot Restaurant,
with waterfront harbor views