Take a Walk Through Falmouth's History

In 1660, a band of about a dozen men led by Isaac Robinson and Jonathan Hatch left Barnstable to found a new settlement near the present Mill Road. In the early days, Falmouth was a fishing and farming community. In the 1800s, it was the home port for a small but significant fleet of coastal schooners and whaling ships built at Woods Hole, Quissett and West Falmouth. From the 1870s onwards, this trend changed, largely as a result of the growing number of summer homes and summer resort hotels.

At 10 am every Tuesday throughout the summer (weather permitting), Falmouth Museums on the Green hosts a free 90 minute guided walk past these historic homes and places. Visitors will hear about the people who lived there and how they shaped Falmouth’s history.

The walk starts and ends at the Hallett Barn Visitors' Center on the grounds of the , 55 Palmer Avenue (off Main Street) in downtown Falmouth.