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Home → Blog → History of East Beach and Horseneck Beach by Joan Plante Lowther

History of East Beach and Horseneck Beach by Joan Plante Lowther

Posted on November 5, 2026 by Jenny ONeill

This is a partial copy of her scrapbook compiled in 1991.

Download a PDF of research by Joan Plante Lowther.

https://wpthistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/Joan-Lowther-East-Beach-reduced.pdf

Sample pages

This entry was posted in Collection spotlight, Uncategorized.

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