Samuel Smith Tavern Site

Samuel Smith Tavern Site
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Smith Tavern excavation, c. 1970
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Nearest city	Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Coordinates	41°55′12″N70°03′26″W / 41.919906°N 70.057118°W / 41.919906; -70.057118
Built	1690
NRHP reference No.	77000108 [1]
Added to NRHP	November 11, 1977

The Samuel Smith Tavern Site is a historic archeological site in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, United States. It encompasses the remains of a late 17th-century tavern operated by Samuel Smith, owner of Great Island, which shelters Wellfleet Harbor. The tavern site is located within the Cape Cod National Seashore, and is accessible via the Great Island Trail. ^{[2] [3]} The site was excavated in 1969–70, recovering thousands of artifacts, including clay pipes, drinking artifacts, a harpoon, and a chopping block fashioned from whale vertebrae. ^[4]

The tavern site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. ^[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Barnstable County, Massachusetts
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Cape Cod National Seashore

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. "Great Island Trail brochure" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 1, 2009. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
3. "Guide's Guide to Great Island" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 27, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
4. "2011 Cape Cod National Seashore Newsletter" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 12, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2014.