<p>As early as 1600, a canal was discussed to make passage for ships easier than facing our outer banks. A shipwreck every two weeks made the journey around the Cape a huge hazard and one many ship owners and Ship's captains avoided. Stay tuned as this isthmus becomes a canal and see the comlexities the engineers encountered. </p>

As early as 1600, a canal was discussed to make passage for ships easier than facing our outer banks. A shipwreck every two weeks made the journey around the Cape a huge hazard and one many ship owners and Ship's captains avoided. Stay tuned as this isthmus becomes a canal and see the comlexities the engineers encountered.

The Cape Cod Canal

THE ROARING TWENTIES, SPEAKEASIES, FLAPPERS, BATHTUB GIN, THE NEW JAZZ, RUM RUNNERS, FORD FLIVVERS, PROHIBITION, BOOTLEGGERS… and more.
There is so much rich history of The Cape, and this segment is only a small part of that story. Times were changing rapidly. Cape Cod was emerging as the place to be. The Cape was coming alive and living it up…. Join us as we travel back in time to that notorious era in our history.. …The actual idea for this podcast came from my book, 
The History of the Airport 1928 to 1948, available on Amazon.com and in our C.L.A.M.S. System.

History

THE ROARING TWENTIES, SPEAKEASIES, FLAPPERS, BATHTUB GIN, THE NEW JAZZ, RUM RUNNERS, FORD FLIVVERS, PROHIBITION, BOOTLEGGERS… and more. There is so much rich history of The Cape, and this segment is only a small part of that story. Times were changing rapidly. Cape Cod was emerging as the place to be. The Cape was coming alive and living it up…. Join us as we travel back in time to that notorious era in our history.. …The actual idea for this podcast came from my book, The History of the Airport 1928 to 1948, available on Amazon.com and in our C.L.A.M.S. System.

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