Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Museum

Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Museum is a cultural center in the town of Mashpee in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The town of Mashpee is the location of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, one of the two federally recognized representative bodies of the Wampanoag people.[1] The museum ground itself is well known for the Avant House as well as hosting the Mill Pond Herring Ladder, a Fish ladder on the Mashpee River. The museum was established in 1997 through a town meeting vote.[2] Since 1999 the site has been listed under the National Register of Historic Places.[3]

Masphee Wampanoag Indian Museum
Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Museum is located in Cape Cod
Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Museum
Location of the museum in Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Museum is located in Massachusetts
Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Museum
Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Museum (Massachusetts)
Established1997
Location414 Main Street
Mashpee, MA 02649
Coordinates41.6491667°N 70.4866667°W / 41.6491667; -70.4866667
TypeCultural center
ChairpersonPutnam Peters
Websitewww.mashpeewampanoagtribe.com/museum

References
  1. "MASHPEE WAMPANOAG MUSEUM". Cape Cod Museum Trail. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  2. "Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe". Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  3. "MACRIS Details". mhc-macris.net. Retrieved September 9, 2019.


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