Town of Orleans Historical Commission
HISTORIC ORLEANS
The Revolutionary Soldier, Sailor, and Patriot of Orleans Isaac Snow’s participation in the American Revolution is a remarkable and iconic story that took place on Cape Cod, in Boston and Newport, at sea on several American privateer vessels, in Portugal, France, and...
1797 Eastham continued to grow at a steady pace. By 1655, the number of freemen had increased from the original seven in 1644 to twenty-nine by 1655. Agriculture was the principal source of the livelihoods of the inhabitants. In the years 1717-1718, a dispute arose...