Provincetown is a New England town located at the extreme end of Cape Cod in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, in the United States. A small coastal resort town with a year-round population of just under 3,000, Provincetown has a summer population of as high as 60,000. Often called " P-town " or " P'town ", the city is known for its beaches, ports, artists, the tourism industry, and its status as a holiday destination for the LGBTQ community.
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At the time of the European meeting, the area had long been inhabited by the historic Nauset tribe, who had a settlement known as "Meeshawn." . They spoke of Massachusett, the Southern New England dialect they shared with their closely related neighbors, Wampanoag.
On May 15, 1602, after making landfall from the west and believing it as an island, Bartholomew Gosnold originally named this area " Shoal Hope ". Later that day, after capturing a good "codfish", he chose to name the outer end of this land " Cape Cod ". In particular, the name was called specifically for the modern Provincetown area; not long afterwards the name was re-used to designate the entire area now known as Cape Cod.
On November 9, 1620, the Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower saw Cape Cod on their way to the Colony of Virginia. After two days of unsuccessful attempts to sail south against the strong winter seas, they returned to port security, known today as Provincetown Harbor, and installed anchor. This is where the Compact Mayflower is created and signed. They agreed to settle down and build self-governing communities, and landed in the West End.
Although pilgrims choose to settle in the bay of Plymouth, Cape Cod enjoys an early reputation for its precious fishing grounds, and for its harbor: the best naturally protected basin that is considered the best along the coast. In 1654, the Plymouth Colonial Governor purchased this land from Nusak's head, with the selling price of two brass kettles, six coats, 12 hoes, 12 axes, 12 knives and a box.
The land, which stretches from East Harbor (formerly, Lake Pilgrim) - near the current border between Provincetown and Truro - to Long Point, kept for the benefit of the Plymouth Colony, which began hiring the rights of fishermen to lure fishermen. The collected costs are used to finance school fees and other projects across the colony. In 1678, the fishing grounds were opened to allow the entry of fishermen from the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
In 1692, the new Royal Charter merged the Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay colonies into the Massachusetts Bay Province. "Cape Cod" is therefore officially renamed " Lands Province ".
The first record of the city government with the jurisdiction over the provincial Lands was in 1714, with the Law stating it as "Precinct of Cape Cod ," annexed under Truro's control.
On June 14, 1727, after storing the ship for more than a century, the Precinct of Cape Cod was incorporated as a township. The name chosen by the inhabitants was "Herringtown ," which the Massachusetts General Court rejected in favor of "Provincetown". Combined action is provided that Provincetown residents can become landholders, but not landowners. They received a stop claim for their property, but the Province defended the title. The land will be used as early as the colony - a place to make fish. All resources, including trees, can be used for that purpose. In 1893, the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court changed the City charter, giving city residents deeds to property they held, while still storing uninhabited areas.
The population of Provincetown remained small until much of the 18th century.
The city is influenced by the American Revolution in the same way as most of Cape Cod: an effective English blockade closes most of the production and shipping of the fish and the city is shrinking. It was, incidentally, the location of the British warship, HMS Somerset in Peaked Hill Bars off the Atlantic coast of Provincetown in 1778.
After the American Revolution, Provincetown grew rapidly as a center for fishing and whaling. Its population is supported by many Portuguese sailors, many of whom are from the Azores, and settled in Provincetown after being hired to work on US ships.
In the 1890s, Provincetown thrived, and began to develop a population of writers and artists, as well as the summer tourism industry. After Portland Portland 1898 severely damaged the city's fishing industry, members of the city's art community took over many abandoned buildings. In the early decades of the 20th century, the city gained an international reputation for its artistic and literary production. The Provincetown Players is an important experimental theater company formed during this period. Many of its members live during other parts of the year at Greenwich Village in New York, and intellectual and artistic connections are intertwined among those places. In 1898 Charles Webster Hawthorne opened the Cape Cod Art School, said to be the first outdoor school for figure painting, in Provincetown. His class film of 1916 has been preserved.
The city includes eight buildings and two historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places: Provincetown Historic District and Dune Shacks of Peaked Hill Bars Historic District.
In the mid-1960s, Provincetown saw population growth. The rural character of the city appeals to the hippies of the era; property is relatively cheap and the rental rates are very low, especially during winter. Many of them come to live and raise families. Commercial Street, a city commensurate with "Main Street", gained plenty of cafes, leather shops, head shops - a variety of small hip businesses are blooming and many are flourishing.
In the 1970s Provincetown had a significant gay population, especially during the summer holiday season, when restaurants, bars and small shops serving open tourist trade. There was a gay presence in Provincetown as early as the 20th century as the artists' colony developed, along with an experimental theater. Queen Drag can be seen in the performance as early as 1940s in Provincetown. In 1978, Provincetown Business Guild (PBG) was formed to promote gay tourism. Currently more than 200 businesses belong to PBG, and Provincetown is probably the most famous gay summer resort on the East Coast. The US Census 2010 reveals Provincetown has the highest rate of same-sex couples in the country, at 163.1 per 1,000 pairs.
Since the 1990s, property prices have risen significantly, causing some economic hardship of the population. The 2005 - 2012 housing catastrophe caused property values ​​in and around the city to drop by 10 percent or more in less than a year. This does not slow down the city's economy. Provincetown's tourist season has grown, and the city has kept festivals and events scheduled throughout the week throughout the year. The most established are in summer: the Portuguese Festival, the Sunday of the Bear and the Carnival Week of PBG.
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Geography
Provincetown is located at the very end of Cape Cod, covering an area of ​​17.5 square miles (45 km 2 ) - 55% of it, or 9.7 sqÃ, mi (25 km 2 ), is the land area, and the rest of the water area of ​​7.8 m² (20 km km 2 ). Surrounded by water in all directions except to the east, the city has 21.3 miles (34.3 km) of coastline. Provincetown is bordered by the east by its only neighbor, the town of Truro, and by Provincetown Harbor to the southeast, Cape Cod Bay to the south and west, Massachusetts Bay to the northwest and north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the northeast.
The city is 45 miles (72 km) north (by road) from Barnstable, Hyannis, Massachusetts and 62 miles (100 km) by road to the Sagamore Bridge, which runs across the Cape Cod Canal and connects Cape Cod to the mainland. Provincetown is 45 miles (72 km) east to southeast from Boston by air or sea, and 115 miles (185 km) by road.
Approximately 4,500 hectares, or about 73% of the city's land area, are owned by the National Park Service, which operates Cape Cod National Seashore, leaving about 2.7 million sq mi (7.0 km 2 ) of land under the jurisdiction of the city. To the north lies the "Provincial Land", a dunes area and a small pond that extends from Mount Ararat in the east to the Racing Point in the west, along the Gulf coast of Massachusetts. The Cape Cod Bay coastline extends from the Race Point to the west end, to Wood End in the south, east to Long Point, which in turn leads to the city, and provides a natural barrier to Provincetown Harbor. The three dots are marked by the lighthouse. The population center of the city extends along the harbor, south of the Seashore land.
Mount Ararat was named after the landing of Prophet Noah, while Mount Gilboa, and other mounds, were named after the mountain described in the book of Samuel.
Climate
Water around Provincetown has a moderate temperature effect, so the whole city is included in the USDA 7a resistance zone, which shows the average minimum extreme average temperature (1976-2005) between 0 and 5 Â ° F (-17.8 and -15 , 0 ° C). Water also has the effect of delaying the beginning of the season, by keeping the spring temperatures cooler and lowering temperatures warmer than other parts of the country.
Under the KÃÆ'¶ppen climate classification, climate can be described as a transition between subtropical and humid oceans, with some continental influence. July average of 70.6 Â ° F (21.4 Â ° C) slightly below 71.6 Â ° F (22.0 Â ° C) isotherm for subtropics. If less isotherms are used for continents 32 ° F (0 ° C), the climate may be described as the latter, indicating the transitional nature of climatic conditions on the peninsula.
Transportation
Historical transportation
For most of Provincetown's historical records, life has revolved around the shoreline - especially the beach on the south coast - which offers natural harbors with easy and safe boat access, plus natural protection from wind and waves. The added element of Provincetown's geography greatly affected the way the city flourished: the city was physically isolated, at the tip of a narrow, elusive long peninsula.
The East Harbor, which provides the most protected moorings in Provincetown, has a 1,000ft (305m) entrance from Provincetown Harbor, effectively blocking access to Provincetown by land. Until the end of the 19th century, there was no road to Provincetown - the only land route connecting the village to a return to the mainland was along a thin stretch of beach along the coast to the north (known locally as "backshore"). A wooden bridge was erected over East Harbor in 1854, only to be destroyed by winter and ice storms two years later. Although the bridge was replaced in the following year, every traveler who crossed it still needed to cross a few miles over sand routes, which, along with the coastal route, were sometimes swept away by the storm. This makes Provincetown very similar to the island. Its inhabitants almost completely rely on the port for communication, travel and trade needs.
It changed in 1868, when the East Harbor's mouth was castrated to allow laying of the track for the arrival of the railroad. The train was completed, with great fanfare, in 1873; and wooden bridges and sandbags were eventually replaced by the official highway in 1877. The railway stops at Railroad Wharf, known today as the MacMillan Pier. This provides an easy way for fishermen to unload their ships and send their catches to cities by train.
The train is not the only late arrival to Provincetown. Even the streets within within the city are slowly built:
"Then there is no way through the city.Without wagon, train, wagon, horse or ox, why the road?... Here every man has his way from his house to his boat or ship, and once launched, he is on a wide country road - no taxes or tolls. There are roads to neighbors, the way to school, the road to church, the winding roads are possible, but they are good pilots at night or on land or in water There is no way like no one can boast, washed completely twice a day from year to year, wide enough and quite free and long enough, if followed, for Dutch soldiers. "
The layout of the city's internal road reflects the historical interests of the seaside, the key to communication and commerce with the outside world. As the city grows, it organically grows along the harbor. The main "main road" is a crowded beach, where all trade and socialization takes place. The initial action refers to the "Town Rode", which is little more than a path that runs behind the houses. In 1835, County Commissioner turned it into "Front Street", now known as Commercial Street. "Back Street" is parallel to Front Street, but back from the harbor - today known as Bradford Street.
"The houses faced the water then, because then some of the houses had turned, some of them still had front doors on the beachfront.A man, a doctor, who did not stay long in town, suggested that the road was made sixty-four feet wide, but they soon chose such foolishness from strangers and tried to compromise with a height of thirty-two feet, but twenty-two feet seemed wide enough for all possible destinations, and twenty-two feet wide.
Modern transportation
Provincetown is the eastern end of US Route 6, both in the state and in the country. Although the eastern end is officially directed, geographically, the road, once curved around Cape Cod, faces west-southwest at the point, and is only marked by intersections with Route 6A. The state-controlled section ends with a " State Highway Ends " sign when entering the Cape Cod National Seashore, after which the road is under federal maintenance. Route 6A also passes through the city, mostly following Bradford Street (while the US 6 initially follows Commercial Street before the bypass is built and Commercial Street is diverted westward one way), and ends just south of Herring Cove Beach.
Provincetown is served by two seasonal ferries to Boston and one to Plymouth. They all docked at MacMillan Pier, which is located east of City Hall in the city center. When operating at full capacity, the dock accommodates on any given day: 11 ferry trips carrying more than 5,000 passengers; five whale watching vessels each ran up to three day trips with a total capacity of 3,600 passengers; a commercial city fishing fleet with 55 ships; and many tourist boats and other excursions. It also plays host several times per year as a port of call destination for organized cruise ship passengers, whether themed towards gay travelers, or towards ecotourism, art and other aspects of Provincetown and the outer robe.
The city does not have train services; the city railroad only operated from 1873 until the early 1960s, when it was abandoned by New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. Most of the "roads" are then converted into three roads (Harry Kemp Way, Railroad Avenue and Rear Howland) plus "Old Colony Nature Pathway", pedestrian paths 1.3 km (2.1 km) and green lines.
The Cape Cod Transit Authority offers a flexible bus route between MacMillan Pier and Harwich as well as a shuttle to Truro. Provincetown is at one end of Boston's "Bicycle Route 1" called Bikeway Claire Saltonstall.
The Provincetown Municipal Airport is located east of Race Point. This 378 acre (1.53Ã, km 2 ) airport is surrounded by Cape Cod National Seashore, and is mostly used for General Aviation, but receives regular scheduled services to Boston or White Plains, New York (with service an optional car to Manhattan) via Cape Air, which also operates code-share flights for JetBlue. The airport is a complete public airport, if small, with a 3,500 foot (1,100 m) single runway, an ILS approach, and full lighting. The nearest national and international service is from Logan International Airport in Boston.
Demographics
United States census information
According to the US census of 2010, there were 2,942 people living in the city (down 14.3% since 2000). Population density was 304.2 people per square mile (117.5/km 2 ). There are 4,494 housing units (up to 15.5%) with an average density of 464.7 per square mile (179.4/km 2 ). City's racial makeup is 91.5% White, 4.0% African American, 0.6% Native Americans, 0.6% Asian, 1.6% of other races, and 1.7% of two or more races. Hispanic or Latin from any race of 4.8% of the population.
The top reported legends are Ireland (26.7%, up 9.3% from 2000), the UK (17.4%, up 2.6%), the Portuguese (14.6%, down 8.2%), Italy (13.5%, up 3.4%), and Germany (12.5%, up 3.6%).
There were 1,765 households (down 3.9%), of which 416 (23.6%) had families, 115 (6.5%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, and 76.4% were not family. The average household size was 1.64 persons/household, and the average family size was 2.55.
Population distribution, grouped by age and sex, is shown in the population pyramid. In 2010, 6.8% of the population was under 18 years of age, and the average age was 52.3. There are 1,602 men and 1,340 women.
For 2011, the estimated average income for households throughout the year in the city was $ 46,547, with household income averaging $ 74,840. For families, average income is $ 87,228, and the average is $ 84,050. For non-family households, average income is $ 42,375, and mean, $ 71,008. The median earnings for full-time employees, employees throughout the year are $ 49,688, compared to $ 36,471 for women. The per capita income for the city is $ 41,488. About 2.1% of the families and 15.4% of the population are below the poverty line, including 26.0% of those under the age of 18 and 7.5% of those aged 65 and above.
Provincetown Postcode has the highest concentration of same-sex coupled households of any postcode in the United States.
Demography in a resort town
Data from traditional demographic sources such as the US Census, sound coils and city property records may not accurately depict the demographics of the resort town. They often reveal unusual results, as in this case, where the number of housing units far exceeds the total City population, where the number of housing units is up 15% while the population is down 14%, and where almost 61% of the housing stock is vacant, with 53% designated "for seasonal, recreational or occasional use", according to the census.
In the decade spanning the years 2000 to 2010, the small Provincetown population throughout the year declined by 14.3% from 3,431 to 2,942, but during the summer months, population estimates vary widely, ranging from 19,000 to 60,000. Census figures can not capture the fluctuations in the dynamic population associated with seasonal tourism. Part time residents, which include non-resident property owners and seasonal residents, are not counted in the census.
Government
Provincetown is set up, like most New England cities, by the form of an Open City government meeting. In the form of Municipal Government Meetings, citizens, gathered at city meetings, acted as legislative branches and approved budgets and changed city regulations, while popular elected councils were acted as executive branches and hired and supervised the City Manager, met regularly to determine policy and appoint board members and other commissions.
Provincetown is represented in the Massachusetts House of Representatives as part of the Fourth Barnstable District, which includes (with the exception of Brewster) all the eastern and northern towns of Harwich on the Cape. The chair is held by Democrat Sarah Peake, a former Provincetown voter. The city is represented in the Massachusetts Senate as part of the Cape and Islands District, which includes all Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket except the city of Bourne, Falmouth, Sandwich, and partly from Barnstable. The Senate seat is held by Democrat Julian Cyr. Provincetown is patrolled by the Police Department itself as well as the Second Barracks (Yarmouth) Troops D from the Massachusetts State Police.
At the national level, Provincetown is part of the 9th congress district in Massachusetts, and is currently represented by Bill Keating. After the death of Ted Kennedy, the senior State (Class I) member of the United States Senate was John Kerry (last re-elected in 2008) until he became Secretary of State; the seat has been occupied by Ed Markey since July 16, 2013. Another Senate (Class II) seat is held by Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat, elected in the November 2012 election and inaugurated as senator in January 2013. Provincetown is ruled by a public open city meeting form, and headed by a city manager and a voting council. The city has its own police and fire departments, both of which are stationed on Shankpainter Road. The post office is located along Commercial Street, near the Fourth Pier of the city. The Provincetown Public Library is a member of the Cape Library Automatic Materials Library sharing network and is also located along Commercial Street, in the former Methodist Episcopal Church since 2005.
Education
Provincetown Schools is the International Baccalaureate World School. Verified in 2013 in the prestigious Year Program and in 2014 in the Year of the Year program. Provincetown Schools officially joined the IB community as a World IB school program - PYP and the MYP continuum program. It is a unique teaching and learning environment where students are encouraged to become global citizens, creative thinkers, and open-minded learners. Provincetown Schools is now the only school in Massachusetts that offers the IB continuum, the PK-8 value.
Provincetown Schools educates about 120 children in the PreK - Class 8 Class. The Veterans Memorial Community Center builds Provincetown School Early Learning Center (Wee Care and Preschool ages 3-5).
In 2010, the Provincetown school council voted to terminate Provincetown High School at the end of the 2012-2013 school year, and send students to the nearby Naftet Regional High School in North Eastham, beginning with the academic year 2013-2014. The last High School Provincetown High School graduated on June 7, 2013. The last Senior Class, consisting of eight students. There are no private schools in Provincetown; high school students from the city will now attend Cape Cod Regional Technical Secondary School at Harwich or Nauset Regional High School in North Eastham. Before closing, Provincetown High School (PHS) serves students from grades seven to twelve (and temporarily also accepts students from Truro). In 2012, Provincetown High School is recognized as one of the smallest schools in the country with a student population of 32 students in grades 10-12. PHS sports teams are known as Fishermen, and school colors are black and orange.
Culture
From 1955 to 1959, the Sun Gallery was run by Yvonne Andersen and Dominic Falcone. This is an art exhibition that takes place during the summer where young and upcoming artists can show their work.
The Art Works Center is a non-profit educational company, located in Provincetown since 1968. Its stated mission is to encourage the growth and development of visual artists and writers emerging through residency programs, to spread aesthetic values ​​and experiences, and to restore the year - the round vitality of Provincetown's historic art colony.
Provincetown Art Association and Museum (PAAM) is a nationally recognized national cultural institution that celebrates Centennial in 2014. PAAM hosts 35 art exhibitions each year, offering workshops in art for children, youth and adults, and organizing various programs and events to enrich the visitor experience. PAAM Permanent Collection consists of 3,000 objects, displayed year-round at the PAAM gallery.
Between 2004 and 2007, PAAM received four Rural Development grants and a $ 3 million loan to upgrade the museum space, add climate-controlled facilities, renovate the historic sea captain house (Hargood House) and cover additional fees. Since the mission of the Rural Development program is "To improve economic opportunities and improve the quality of life for all rural Americans", the USDA considers Provincetown residents in the 2000s to remain in the countryside and still need such federal assistance.
In 2003, Provincetown received a low interest loan of $ 1.95 million from the Rural Development Program of the US Department of Agriculture to help rebuild the MacMillan town pier. It mainly caters to the city's active fishing fleet, as well as tourists and high-speed ferries.
The Atlantic House in Provincetown is considered the oldest gay bar in the US and Frommer calls it "the nation's premiere gay bar".
The Art House provides a place for various entertainers and events during the summer, especially Varla Jean Merman, Miss Richfield 1981, Ms.CoCo Peru, and other city favorites. Out of season, Art House stays open providing nightly entertainment that includes the Wii Bowling League, Trivia Night, and similar events.
Provincetown is home to the annual "Women's Week" festival. Held in mid-October since 1984 and attended by almost 2,000 women, it is "the longest lesbian culture event in the Northeast".
Since 1975 Provincetown has become the host city for the Fantasia Fair, the world's first and longest annual conference focusing on gender diversity and transgender issues.
Provincetown International Film Festival, glorifying the best independent film and avante garde. Among the awards for 2014 were actress Patricia Clarkson and director David Cronenberg. Prior honors include Matt Dillon, Harmony Korine, Parker Posey, Roger Corman, Vera Farmiga, Darren Aronofsky, Quentin Tarantino, Jane Lynch, Gael Garca Bernal, Tilda Swinton, Kathleen Turner, Jim Jarmusch, Todd Haynes, Gus Van Sant and John Waters. Waters, a summer resident, is a major participant in the festival.
In November 2011, Provincetown Theater Company became the first theatrical company in New England to stage a dramatic live-drama performance by horror-fantasy writer H.P. Lovecraft. The story is the work of Lovecraft of 1919, "The Picture in the House," and is described as "... the macabre come to life." This adaptation was produced for the 22nd Autumn Playwright Festival.
Provincetown in popular culture
- The Lesbian Romance writer Radclyffe organizes the popular series of Provincetown Tales romance here. The third edition was released in 2004
- in Cynthia Voigt's first 1981 novel of the series Homecoming, Homecoming, main characters, Dicey, James, Elizibeth, and Sammy are from Provincetown. Some characters return or in prequel living in Provincetown.
- Novel 1991 Denis Johnson Hanging Human Resuscitation is set in Provincetown.
- The novel Norman Mailer Tough Guys Do not Dance and Annie Dillard's novel The Maytrees primarily based in Provincetown.
- The mystery series of Frank Coffin Jon Loomis is set in Provincetown.
- In the 1990s, Subaru quietly targeted ads in lesbians. In one ad, the license plate reads "P-TOWN".
- The city is mentioned, along with other Cape Cod locations, in the Vampire Weekend song "Walcott," included in their 2008 debut album Vampire Weekend .
- Most events in the 2012 movie BearCity 2: Proposals take place in Provincetown during Bear Week.
- In the Adult Swim show on Cartoon Network The Venture Bros. , Colonel Gentleman describes the sexual references that refer to Provincetown. He is "the one who started craze in P-Town with Tennessee Williams."
- In Glee popular honeymoon couple Kurt and Blaine in Provincetown after their combined marriage with Brittany and Santana.
- In Season 6, Episode 17 of the TV series <30 Rock , Jack Donaghy Colleen's mother referred to Provincetown in his explanation why he never said "I love you" to his son. "Jacky and I know what we're feeling We do not have to say it out loud like a pair of gays married to jean shorts in Provincetown, while I'm just trying to enjoy ice cream on the dock." li>
- In the TV series <30> Rock , enemy Jack Donaghy, Devon Banks referred to Provincetown as a threat to Donaghy. "If this Liz Lemon project loses a cent, I'll openly whip you like... well, like I'm at the Provincetown Flogging Festival."
- Boston Grindcore band lyrics, Anal Cunt, "02657", from their 1996 album 40 Other Excuses to Hate Us , LGBT large community of Lampoon Provincetown. The title is a reference for Provincetown Postal code.
Famous people
References
Further reading
- Whiting, John. "Womb with View, Growing in Provincetown". Thank you everyone! . Ã,
External links
- The official website of Town of Provincetown
- Provincetown's official tourism website
- Provincetown Chamber of Commerce
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