First Encounter Beach
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Historians believe that this is the place where the Pilgrims first encountered Native Americans in 1620. A tablet on the knoll at the north end of First Encounter Beach marks the location of the first encounter between the Pilgrims and the Native Americans. While the Mayflower remained in Provincetown, Captain Miles Standish and his party explored along Cape Cod Bay. While camped here they were surprised by a group of Nausets; arrows flew and shots were fired, but no harm resulted.
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Eastham Historical Society website, http://easthamhistoricalsociety.org/?page_id=127