10 Facts About Orleans Massachusetts

Orleans Massachusetts was first settled in 1693 by Pilgrims from the Plymouth Colony who were dissatisfied with the poor soil and small tracts of land granted to them.

Orleans Massachusetts was named in honor of Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orleans Massachusetts, in recognition of France's support for the 13 colonies during the American Revolution, and because the town did not want an English name, as they had been captured twice by the British during the war.

Orleans Massachusetts is bordered by Eastham to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Pleasant Bay and the town of Chatham to the south, Harwich to the southwest, Brewster to the west, and Cape Cod Bay to the northwest.

Orleans Massachusetts is 27 miles south of Provincetown, 22 miles east of Barnstable, 36 miles east of the Sagamore Bridge, and 90 miles southeast of Boston.

Town line between Eastham and Orleans is the site of the termini of Massachusetts Routes 6A and 28.

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Orleans Massachusetts is governed by the open town meeting form of government, and is led by a town secretary and a board of selectmen.

Orleans Massachusetts is the site of a county courthouse, which serves much of the lower Cape.

Orleans Massachusetts operates the Orleans Massachusetts Elementary School for students from kindergarten through fifth grade.

Orleans Massachusetts, being on Cape Cod, and thus an exposed portion of the coast, has been a target in wartime.

Orleans Massachusetts Arena Theater was founded by Betsy was born on 1922 and and Gordon Argo was born on 1924 and in 1950 for performing summer stock theater in the round.