Wychmere Harbor Beauty 300
by Sharon Williams Eng
Title
Wychmere Harbor Beauty 300
Artist
Sharon Williams Eng
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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Wychmere Harbor in Harwichport, Massachusetts, is one of the most picturesque harbors on Cape Cod. Even in September, the park is graced by colorful flowers. It presents a very peaceful place to sit and soak in the view.
Harwich is a town known for three harbors. Allen Harbor and Saquatucket Harbor are both natural harbors. But the third and most well-known Harwich harbor, Wychmere, is actually man made. This harbor was once known as Salt Pond and it had no opening to the ocean. In 1887 a channel was dug to the ocean and jetties were built. The new harbor was not named Wychmere until the mid-1920s. Wychmere can translate to "salt lake," because "Wych" is believed to come from the British "wich" meaning where salt is found, and "mere" is Scottish for lake.
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August 26th, 2019
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