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The Town of Truro
is a small, rural community on the outer Cape where the quaint and unique
character of "Old Cape Cod" is preserved. Truro is rich in history and
strongly tied to the sea. It is in Truro where the Pilgrims from the Mayflower
found a spring from which they drew their first drink of water in the
new land, and where they found a cache of Indian corn, at a place named
Corn Hill, that saved them from starvation after their first year.
Truro possesses beautiful
beaches on Cape Cod Bay and some of the most magnificent beaches on the
Atlantic Ocean. A source of inspiration to artists and beachcombers alike,
Truro's beaches, dunes and landscape of rolling hills are an attraction
to tourists and vacationers.
Home to a diverse
year-round population, Truro's permanent population includes fishermen,
tradesmen and an ever-growing number of retirees. The town is home of
the famous Cape Cod Light, Cape Cod's oldest lighthouse, which was first
erected in 1797 and replaced by the current structure in 1857. With over
half of its land area within the Cape Cod National Seashore District,
the residents of Truro are dedicated to preserving the special character
of this seashore community.
Because so much of
Truro is contained in the National Seashore, Truro's real estate tends
to be expensive. In fact, some have dubbed Truro the "Nantucket of
Cape Cod." (Narrative in part courtesy of the Massachusetts Department
of Housing and Community Development.)
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