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In 1884 when the dredging of the planned Cape Cod Canal began, which was to make Cape Cod an island, Bourne was divided from Sandwich. Thus the community in Sagamore Beach, a village in the Cape's oldest town, became a village in the Cape's newest town along with Cataumet, Pocasset and Monument Beach.

It is believed that Sagamore’s name originates from the word “Sagamo” or chief by the local Indian tribe and later translated by the early Colonists as "Sagamores". Today many streets and roads in Sagamore Beach bear Indian titles such as, Scusset, Sachem and Siasconset.

“Framed by a two-mile pristine beach with Victorian homes on an overlooking bluff, the Sagamore Beach area has a long history, beginning with the Native American trail that was the forerunner of today’s Route 6A. Settlement began when the internationally known Christian Endeavor Society chose the area for a summer colony in 1905.

Shortly after, Sagamore Beach became a combined vacation, recreation, and religious community, as well as a haven for families, that hosted numerous activities, including speakers of national fame, lodge conferences, and a traditional swim at eleven every morning. Among stories of colony life in Sagamore Beach are several early attempts to create the Cape Cod Canal. Sagamore Beach became a prime site for viewing the construction of jetties for the canal’s east end, the building of Sagamore Bridge, and the first ships transiting the canal”*.

Today, situated at the entrance to Cape Cod Bay Sagamore Beach offers many beautiful beachfront and village homes and according to the Cape Cod Times, “is also a good example of how a summer colony can gradually segue into a vibrant year-round community that still keeps to its original purpose”.

*From “ Images of America, Sagamore Beach ”, Marion R. Vuilleumier