Place:Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
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NameYarmouth
Alt namesMattacheesetsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS25008943
Yarmouth Villagesource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS25008943
TypeTown
Coordinates41.7°N 70.217°W
Located inBarnstable, Massachusetts, United States
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Yarmouth is a New England town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, Barnstable County being coextensive with Cape Cod. The population was 24,807 at the 2000 census.

The town itself is made up of three major villages: South Yarmouth, West Yarmouth, and Yarmouth Port.

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Yarmouth was organized and named in 1639 by John Crowe (later Crowell), Thomas Howes and Anthony Thacher. It originally included what is now the town of Dennis, which separated in 1793. The town is named after Great Yarmouth, a town in the county of Norfolk, on the east coast of England, which is itself at the mouth of the river Yare. The name the native tribes used for the area was Mattacheese. The town was incorporated in 1639.

Today the town is mostly known for its tourist industry and shopping, as it is the home of the original Christmas Tree Shops on Route 6A in the village of Yarmouthport (though the location is now home to a small gift shop).

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