Portal:Cape Cod and the Islands

Wikipedia portals: Culture Geography Health History Mathematics Natural sciences People Philosophy Religion Society Technology edit   The Cape Cod and the Islands Portal A map of Cape Cod and the Islands in relation to other landforms in Massachusetts Cape Cod, often referred to as simply the Cape, is a peninsula in the easternmost portion of the state of Massachusetts, in the Northeastern United States. It is nearly coextensive with Barnstable County. Several smaller islands off Cape Cod, including Monomoy Island, Monomoscoy Island, Popponesset Island, and Seconsett Island, are also in Barnstable County, being part of municipalities with land on the Cape. The Cape's small-town character and large beachfront attract heavy tourism during the summer months. It was formed as the terminal moraine of a glacier, resulting in a peninsula in the Atlantic Ocean. In 1914, the Cape Cod Canal was cut through the base or isthmus of the peninsula, artificially making the Cape an island. Road vehicles from the mainland cross onto the Cape via the Sagamore Bridge and the Bourne Bridge. The Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge carries railway freight as well as passenger service. The Islands is the collective name for the set of large islands south of Cape Cod in the southeast corner of the U.S. state of Massachusetts: Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, and the Elizabeth Islands, and a small number of minor islands. The Islands are the location of numerous beach resorts, celebrity second homes, and preserved buildings dating back to the whaling era. Show new selections edit   Selected article The 26th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the United States Army. As a major formation of the Massachusetts Army National Guard, it was based in Boston, Massachusetts for most of its history. Today, the division's heritage is carried on by the 26th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade. Formed in 1917 consisting of units from the New England area, the division's commander selected the nickname "Yankee Division" to highlight the division's geographic makeup. Sent to Europe in World War I as part of the American Expeditionary Force, the division saw extensive combat in France. Sent to Europe once again for World War II, the division again fought through France, advancing into Germany and liberating the Gusen concentration camp before the end of the war. Following the end of World War II, the division remained as an active command in the National Guard, gradually expanding its command to contain units from other divisions which had been consolidated. However, the division was never called up to support any major contengencies or see major combat, and was eventually deactivated in 1993, reorganized as a brigade under the 29th Infantry Division. Archives • Read more... edit   Selected biography Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10, 1922 – June 22, 1969) was an American actress and singer. Through a career that spanned 45 of her 47 years, Garland attained international stardom as an actress in musical and dramatic roles, as a recording artist and on the concert stage. Respected for her versatility, she received a Juvenile Academy Award, won a Golden Globe Award, received the Cecil B. DeMille Award for her work in films, as well as Grammy Awards and a Special Tony Award. After appearing in vaudeville with her sisters, Garland was signed to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as a teenager. There she made more than two dozen films, including nine with Mickey Rooney and the 1939 film with which she would be most identified, The Wizard of Oz. Despite her professional triumphs, Garland battled personal problems throughout her life. In 1997, Garland was posthumously awarded a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Several of her recordings have been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. In 1999, the American Film Institute placed her among the ten greatest female stars in the history of American cinema. Archives • Read more... edit   Quality content Featured articles 1991 Perfect Storm Judy Garland Humpback whale Hurricane Dog (1950) Plymouth Colony Right whale Summer of '42 Tropical Storm Carrie (1972) Featured lists List of counties in Massachusetts Good articles Massachusetts Route 25 26th Infantry Division (United States) 102d Intelligence Wing Ben Affleck Jill Biden Joe Biden George H. W. Bush Bill Clinton Hillary Rodham Clinton Larry David Jessica Dubroff Clarence Ransom Edwards Hurricane Bob Hurricane Gerda (1969) Jaws (film) Ted Kennedy Paul McCartney The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket Sperm whale Did you know? articles MV Argo Merchant Atlantic House USS Barnstable (APA-93) Steve Bernard Enoch Cobb Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Cape Cod Common minke whale James H. 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Burials still occur today in the cemetery. The meetinghouse is the oldest extant Native American church in the United States and the oldest church on Cape Cod. Archives edit   Quotes With the landless gull, that at sunset folds her wings and is rocked to sleep between billows; so at nightfall, the Nantucketer, out of sight of land, furls his sails, and lays him to his rest, while under his very pillow rush herds of walruses and whales. — Herman Melville Archives • Read more... edit   Did you know? ... that the endangered American Burying Beetle is one of the only beetle species that exhibits parental care? ... that the Argo Merchant (pictured), a derelict oil tanker, ran aground only 25 miles off Nantucket Island in 1976, causing one of the largest oil spills in history? ... that Harrison Thyng was one of only six US Air Force pilots to be recognized as an ace in two wars? ... that at the Atlantic House on Cape Cod during World War I, Pulitzer Prize-winner Eugene O'Neill was arrested at gun point as a spy for the Kaiser? ... that General Ulysses S. Grant's Civil War dispatch boat Monohansett was a chartered Martha's Vineyard ferry? 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