Rock Harbor (Massachusetts)

Rock Harbor is a man-made[1] harbor on Cape Cod Bay located on the border between Orleans, Massachusetts and Eastham, Massachusetts.

Rock Harbor was the site of a skirmish during the War of 1812 between British soldiers and local militia December 19, 1814.[2] A small commercial and charter fishing fleet docks in the harbor.[3] The harbor is an artificial harbor and is dredged to maintain a depth of 4 feet at low tide.[4]

References
  1. Mark Fiegel (12 October 2012). "FINDINGS: A breakthrough on Rock Harbor - News - Wicked Local - Boston, MA". wickedlocal.com. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  2. "THE BATTLE OF ROCK HARBOR by William Quinn" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-03-20.
  3. "Rock Harbor Cape Cod Review | Fodor's". Fodors.com. 2013-12-23. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
  4. "Rock Harbor dredging has some dreading cost". CapeCodOnline.com. 2013-12-27. Archived from the original on 2014-03-20. Retrieved 2014-03-20.

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