Dune Shacks of Peaked Hill Bars Historic District
Dune Shacks of Peaked Hill Bars Historic District, Historic district on Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts.
The Dune Shacks comprise 19 rustic buildings spread across 1,950 acres of sand dunes between Provincetown and Truro in Massachusetts.
The district originated from maritime lifesaving stations in 1882, where shelters provided refuge for sailors from shipwrecks along the Massachusetts coast.
Writers Eugene O'Neill, Jack Kerouac, and E.E. Cummings created significant works while staying in these basic structures without electricity or running water.
The National Park Service maintains 18 shacks, offering residency programs through a lottery system for artists, writers, and cultural researchers.
The structures were built using materials from shipwrecks and remain positioned on adjustable pilings to accommodate the shifting sand dunes.
Location: Provincetown
Location: Truro
GPS coordinates: 42.05894,-70.16282
Latest update: March 6, 2025 00:49
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