OHS History

The History

A comprehensive history of Onset will be described in detail beginning in 1877. The early years are best described chronologically as to the building and improvements to the Onset Bay Grove Association.

The People

The people who were influencers and leaders of the times.

Rail Travel

The primary way to travel to Onset was using the railways. The story in local railway has been a fairly well-written history and it will be presented here.

Boating And Fishing

Buzzards Bay provided a thriving Sailing and Boating experience as well as the way many people came to be in Onset.

Topography

The topography of Onset was in a perpetual state of change, particularly in the early years of the association improvements and property buying.

Habitat

The change of habitat in Onset is described according to literary subject matter, newspaper articles of the time, and personal accounts of the land and marine environment and the changes thereof.

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