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Cape Cod Hotels Cape Cod (named in 1602, by Bartholomew Gosnold of England because of its abundant wealth in cod fish) is the historic first landing place of the Pilgrims. That makes it a place of great historic significance, but it doesn’t end there. Geologists believe that Cape Cod was formed by shifting glaciers that pushed it into its unique sixty-four-by-sixteen-mile hook-shaped dimensions. The tourists that throng to Cape Cod as many as three times each summer probably couldn’t care less about these finer points of the area’s background. What appeals to them are the rustic small town culture and the beaches, and every visitor eventually chooses a favorite place to enjoy these in a vacation at Cape Cod. The 27,000 acres that constitute the Cape Cod National Seashore are nothing less than a national resource for the amount of tourist revenue generated every year. A majority of Cape Cod tourists come here for their health and for the uniquely romantic setting. The adventurous also find the place...