Historical Marker

French–Atlantic Cable Company

Historical marker location:
41 S Orleans Rd, Orleans, Massachusetts
( Marker is on S Orleans Rd, on the right when traveling north.)

The Great Boston Fire of 1872 was one of the most destructive fires in American history. It destroyed 65 acres of downtown Boston, including 776 buildings and caused $73.5 million in damage (equivalent to over $1.5 billion today).
Massachusetts random facts