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A ROUND CA PE COD
Orleans
As the only town on Cape Cod without an English or
Native American name, Orleans is thusly called in honor
of Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, in acknowledgement
of the assistance France provided the colonies during the
American Revolution. Positioned where the Lower Cape
bends toward the Outer Cape, Orleans is truly a magical
merging of land and sea. The town takes environmental
preservation seriously, just as residents and visitors also
rejoice in the wide variety of recreational activities available
on ponds, in parks, and especially on the scenic stretches
of ocean and bay beaches.
Snows Home and Garden Center is a family-run store
established in 1887 by William and Annie Snow, whose
ancestors were one of the original English families that
settled Eastham and Orleans. The store originally sold coal,
wood, nails, hand tools, and other supplies to local residents.
Today, the tradition continues with a large selection of topquality home and garden products, and around the holidays,
an elaborate train display, which entertains people of all ages.
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