The Town Hall for Barnstable is actually located in the village of Hyannis.
Officially known as the "Town of Barnstable", this is the largest community, in both land mass size, and population, on Cape Cod. Seven small villages comprise the whole town; Barnstable Village, Cotuit, Centerville, Hyannis, Marston Mills, Osterville, and West Barnstable. First explored by Bartholomew Grosnold in 1602 (18 years before the arrival of the Pilgrims, which sort of surprised us) it was finally settled in 1638 under the leadership of Reverand Joseph Hull. Harvesting its salt marshes became a major industry, along with fishing and agriculture. By the late 19th century, Barnstable had become a major tourist destination. While the Kennedys are the most famous family to summer here, other notables have also spent time in Barnstable; including actress Judy Garland, American patriot James Otis, Google co-founder Larry Page, and author Kurt Vonnegut. The Sturgis library in Barnstable Village is the oldest library building in the U.S. Barnstable County Courthouse The oldest library building in the U.S. Is the Sturgis Library in Barnstable Village... ...and its Hooper reading room One of the oldest jails on Cape Cod is in Barnstable County The 1699 Ashley Manor. Built in 1653 by Roger Goodspeed, this is the oldest house in the Marston Mills area of Barnstable Originally built in 1855 as the Customs House, the Coast Guard Museum is dedicated to the men and women of the U.S. coast Guard who riske their lives to save those in peril on the sea. Undoubtably the most famous family to summer in Barnstable was the Kennedys.
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