A History Lesson on Wildfires

In April of 1946, 15,000 acres burned from Sagamore to Mashpee, consuming 10 homes and drawing firefighters, National Guardsmen, and even farmers and their farm equipment from miles around to help tame the flames.

Read the entire January 7, 2022 Sandwich Enterprise editorial on the fire here.

Also watch the dramatic footage (parts 1 and 2), shot in color, taken by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation.

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Kaethe Maguire is a member of the Friends of the Sandwich Town Archives, a dedicated, all-volunteer, 501(c)(3) nonprofit committed to supporting and promoting the archives’ collections and the rich, diverse history of the town of Sandwich.