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A ROU N D TH E SOUTH COA ST
Arts
In Onset, the Summer of Love concerts bring live music to the village every Wednesday
night during the summer. Locals can reserve picnic tables or bring chairs for the lawn.
Another seasonal series is Music from Land’s End. This chamber music event features
internationally acclaimed artists at venues in Wareham, Marion, and New Bedford.
Culture
The Fearing Tavern Museum is a Georgian Colonial house built by tavern owner
Benjamin Fearing in 1765. Inside, period rooms display authentic eighteenth and
nineteenth century furnishings, toys, tools, and more. Also in town is the Captain John
Kendrick Maritime Museum, which was built in 1745. The collection honors Wareham’s
maritime history.
Education
A new elementary school is currently under construction in Wareham with ambitions to
open in the fall of 2021. The elementary school will replace the John W. Decas School,
which serves students in grades kindergarten through fourth grade. Fifth, sixth, and
seventh graders attend Wareham Middle School, and grades eight through twelve
attend Wareham High School. Students can also choose to go to the Upper Cape Cod
Regional Technical High School.
History
Native tribes lived off of the land that is present day Wareham until the late
seventeenth century. After King Philip’s War, English settlers moved into what is now
Center Park. The oldest homes in town include the Burgess House and others on
Great Neck Road as well as houses along Elm Street and Lincoln Hill. During the
nineteenth century, the town profited off of iron-related manufacturing and maritime
industries, such as shipbuilding, whaling, fishing, and salt production. Summer tourism
and cranberry growing emerged as new industries at the turn of the twentieth century
and continue today.
The family run water park, Water Wizz, has
been in operation since 1982 and features
slides, tube rides, and wave pools. The
park has also been the backdrop for a few
Hollywood movies.
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