The Duke of Orleans It is said that it was Isaac Snow's suggestion that prompted the local committee and the State Legislature to name the newly incorporated town in honor of the Duke of Orleans. This explains why Orleans is the only town on Cape Cod with a French name.

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Nestled between spectacular Nauset Beach on the Atlantic and tranquil Skaket Beach on Cape Cod Bay, the town comprises three villages: Orleans, with a center near Main Street and Route 6A East Orleans, with a center on Main Street two miles from Nauset Beach and South Orleans, with a center near the junction of.

Orleans has the distinction of being the only U.S. site of attack by the Germans in WWI. A German U-boat fired upon the tug Perth Amboy and four barges in the Nauset area in July 1918. Farming was a constant factor from the beginning of the settlement.

What is the history of Orleans?

Orléans, which derives its name from the Roman Aurelianum, was conquered by Julius Caesar in 52 bce. It became an intellectual capital under Charlemagne, emperor from 800 to 814, and in the 10th and 11th centuries it was the most important city in France after Paris.