Village Profiles Falmouth, East Falmouth, Hatchville, North Falmouth, Teaticket, Waquoit, West Falmouth, Woods Hole
VILLAGE PROFILES Dianne Marshall
FALMOUTH Falmouth Village is the heart of this classic New England town. In the 1600s, the first European residents settled on the neck of land between Siders and Salt Ponds, near the present-day Old Burying Ground. Falmouth is now the second largest town on Cape Cod, with over 33,000 yearround residents. Replete with historic charm, the Village Green— one of seven National Historic Districts in the town—is encircled by engaging and hospitable bed and breakfasts, Falmouth Museums on the Green and the birthplace of Katharine Lee Bates. Vibrant but charming Main Street, just steps away from the Village Green, hosts unique shops, a wide variety of restaurants and delightful boutique art galleries. Falmouth Village is also where you will find bustling Falmouth Harbor, tranquil Beebe Woods and popular Surf Drive Beach. On the east shore of Falmouth Harbor, Great Hill, the highest point of land on Vineyard Sound, offers spectacular ocean vistas and hosts several Carpenter Gothic (gingerbread) cottages built at the turn of the 19th century. This area, known as Falmouth Heights, was a summer resort originally developed by businessmen from Worcester, Massachusetts, in the 1870s, and many of the original houses and pocket parks remain today.
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