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Two main parallel wharves dominated the center of the harbor in the late 19th century: Railroad Wharf and Steamboat Wharf. [[Ulysses S. Grant|President Grant]] visited Provincetown for the opening of the railroad in 1874.<ref name="Deyo - History of Barnstable County">{{cite book | title=History of Barnstable County| url=http://capecodhistory.us/Deyo/Provincetown-Deyo.htm| last=Deyo| first=Simeon L.| year=1890| pages=971| publisher=H. W. Blake & Co.| location=New York}}</ref> Today, the [[wharf|wharves]] have been replaced by [[piers]]. Although rail and steamboat service to Provincetown both ended long ago, ferry service continues.
[[File:Pilgrim-cape-cod.jpg|left|thumb|220px|The [[Pilgrim Monument]], designed by [[Willard T. Sears]] after the [[Torre del Mangia]] in [[Siena, Italy|Siena]], [[Italy]]; built 1907–1910.]]
[[File:Marlon Brando Streetcar 1948 e.jpg|right|thumb|220px|[[Marlon Brando]] in ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire (play)|A Streetcar Named Desire]]'', photographed by [[Carl Van Vechten]], 1948]]
[[File:They also faced the sea.jpg|left|thumb|220px|''They Also Faced the Sea'' by Ewa Nogiec and Norma Holt. Coast Guard pier with [[motor life boat]] are at left in the higher-resolution version.]]
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