French Cable Station
The French Cable Station is a historic telegraph station on the southeast corner of Cove Road and MA 28 in Orleans, Massachusetts. It was built in 1891 by the French Cable Company, which was installing numerous cables in Cape Cod throughout the late 19th century.- Type: Museum
- Description: historic telegraph station in Orleans, Massachusetts, United States
- Also known as: “French Cable Station Museum”
- Address: MA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Eldredge Park and Edward Penniman House and Barn.
Eldredge Park
Park
Photo: JonP125, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Eldredge Park is a baseball venue in Orleans, Massachusetts, home to the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League. The ballpark is located adjacent to Nauset Regional Middle School along Massachusetts Route 28.
Edward Penniman House and Barn
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Edward Penniman House and Barn is a historic site in Eastham, Massachusetts, on Fort Hill, which is currently protected by the Cape Cod National Seashore and home to Indian Rock. Edward Penniman House and Barn is situated 2½ miles northeast of French Cable Station.
Cove Burying Ground
Cemetery
Photo: Jerry Johnson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cove Burying Ground is an historic cemetery located just south of MA 6 and Corliss Way in Eastham, Massachusetts, US. It is Eastham's oldest cemetery, dating to c. Cove Burying Ground is situated 2 miles northeast of French Cable Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Orleans and Namskaket.
Orleans
Photo: ToddC4176, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Orleans is in Massachusetts on Cape Cod, and includes the villages of East Orleans and South Orleans. With the Rock Harbor sunsets and the Nauset surf, Orleans has the best of both Cape Cod waters.
Namskaket
Hamlet
Namskaket was a Nauset village on or near Namskaket Creek in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, near the modern border between Brewster and Orleans. Native Americans sold the site to English colonists in 1644. It is now a village in Orleans.
Eastham
Eastham is a town of 5,800 people in Massachusetts on Cape Cod, and includes the village of North Eastham. Eastham is home to some beautiful bay and ocean beaches, most notably Coast Guard Beach and Nauset Lighthouse Beach, as well as several fresh water kettle ponds.
French Cable Station
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Town of Orleans, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.78784° or 41° 47′ 16″ northLongitude
-69.98751° or 69° 59′ 15″ westElevation
43 feet (13 metres)Open location code
87HGQ2Q6+4XOpenStreetMap ID
node 367781410OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q5501700
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