Arthur Mullen's blog
"The courage, industry and religious zeal of Plymouth Rock's visitors in 1620 is never questioned. But few are aware that this first Pilgrim band, who arrived here ill-equipped to survive America's formidable wilderness, was saved from starvation by a little bit of larceny... A 10-bushel cache of seed corn, hidden... under hillocks of sand of what is now called Corn Hill near Truro, was discovered by scouting parties, and raided, soon after landing."
"By morning the explorers decided the land was too hilly and the harbor too shallow for a settlement, and they went looking for the place where they had cached the rest of the corn. This was on a hill near the shore overlooking Cold Harbour. They named it 'Corn Hill,' still its name. They had to dig with cutlasses and short swords a foot in the frozen ground; and they thanked God that they had made the first exploratory trip, for the ground was now hidden by snow and hard-frozen."
"Bearberry Hill, named for the iconic ground cover that blankets parts of the Outer Cape, overlooks popular Ballston Beach and the marshy headwaters of the Pamet River. From the hill’s summit, spectacular views of the Atlantic and the Truro Hills abound (bring your camera!) The Bog House, beside a cranberry bog, is an 1830s building lovingly restored by the Friends of Cape Cod National Seashore." -Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce.