The second largest town on Cape Cod is home to the Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority that ferries passengers from the mainland to nearby islands. Falmouth was established in 1660 when English colonists began living there and was named after a town in Cornwall, England. It contains many historic districts and sites including Woods Hole, Falmouth Pumping Station, Nobska Light, Elnathan Nye House and Crowell-Bourne Farm.