Provincetown Photos

ALL ORIGINAL PHOTOS ©COPYRIGHT 2023 - FRANK DeFRANCESCO   Southern New England: Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island       Also showing my hometown, in Connecticut halfway between NewYork City and Boston; CAPE COD  with Provincetown at the very tip.   *     *     *     *     * The Pilgrims first landed in Provincetown in the year 1620 before proceeding to Plymouth Massachusetts Cape Cod is noted for fishing and in the 1800s whales were hunted off the coast. Portuguese immigrants from the Azores and Cape Verdes Islands came to settle in Provincetown because of the whale and fishing industry and were the predominant ethnic group there for many years.     On the fishing pier there is a tribute to the Portuguese women of Provincetown           The tower is Pilgrims' Monument A view of the town from McMillan Wharf   One view of Commercial Street   The waters of the Bay are very calm. It's where the boats dock and moor.     Hindu - A restored 19th century schooner   Me on boa