Provincetown is a town in eastern Massachusetts, on Cape Cod Bay at the northern end of Cape Cod. Provincetown is situated in Barnstable County. It is a famous artists' colony, a fishing port, and a tourist center, located adjacent to Cape Cod National Seashore.
The Pilgrims, the early English settlers who established the Plymouth Colony, first set foot on American soil within 1620 before venturing on to Plymouth. A community developed on the site about 1700 and Provincetown was incorporated in 1727. From the 19th century the town had developed into a dynamic salt-processing center and whaling port. The Provincetown Players, a noted theatrical group, was established in 1915; the group relocated to New York City the year after.
Provincetown is the site of the tall granite Pilgrim Monument (1907-1910), which commemorates the Pilgrims' landing and the signing in the harbor of the Mayflower Compact; the Provincetown Historical Museum, containing exhibits of colonial art and artifacts; the Provincetown Art Association and Museum, with a collection of works by Provincetown artists; and also the Provincetown Heritage Museum, including historical items.
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