by TruroHistorical | Jun 12, 2026 | Cobb-Blogs
In 1803, Thomas Jefferson was President, the United States had expanded its borders to the Mississippi River, and the American Navy was stationed in the Chesapeake Bay because British ships were threatening to blockade Washington D. C. In Truro, Benjamin Harding was...
by TruroHistorical | May 27, 2026 | Revolutionary War
On May 16, 2026 Truro Central School Opened Truro Town Meeting with remarks on the the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. We were so pleased to provide TCS with the historical information from our new 2026 exhibition, Hard Choices on a Perilous Coast .....
by TruroHistorical | Apr 25, 2026 | Cobb-Blogs
THE LAWS OF NEW ENGLAND 1700 Adapted from Laws of New England to the Year 1700 Carrollton Press, 1991 When they set sail for America, our Pilgrim forefathers were seeking the freedom to worship as Puritans in Plymouth. While we tend to think of them as stern and...
by TruroHistorical | Feb 28, 2026 | Cobb-Blogs
Under colonial rule, Truro was required to engage a minister “to preach the gospel” before incorporating as a town. The Reverend John Avery answered the call in 1709. After Mr. Avery’s death in April 1754, pastors from Wellfleet, Eastham, and Chatham manned the...
by TruroHistorical | Jan 26, 2026 | Cobb-Blogs
In colonial Truro, democracy was the order of the day; freedom of religion was the practice (so long as it was Puritan); and there was no separation between the two—both the township and the church held court inside the local “Meeting House.” On July 16, 1709,...
