Settlement of Nauset

As an English colonial settlement, the land that became Orleans had its roots in the Mayflower landing of 1620 and the establishment of Plymouth Colony. From the beginning of the settlement, the colonists that settled in Plymouth were concerned about the suitability...

The outer beach of Cape Cod has long been infamous for its treacherous waters and more than three thousand shipwrecks are known to have occurred in these waters since such events were recorded. The first recorded shipwreck occurred in the waters off of the future...