Guide to Nantucket

CONTENTS

DESCR I PT I VE I NDEX

ALL POI NTS OF INTEREST

Roads D rive s Li h thouse s L ts s e tc , , g , igh hip ,

are sh ow n u pon th e MAPS

the I and and Count of Nantu e t of sl y ck ,

T n of Nantu t V a of S a n t ow cke , ill ge i sco se , R t and the St e amboat ou e .

LOCAT ION A ND DESCR I PT ION

Nantucke t I sland T ow n of Nantucke t History of Nantucke t Nantucket Wh ale Fishery

and

‘ All Po ints ofo l éite re st ‘ ’ for wh ibh

Con su lt I ndex on opposi t e pa ge .

— d s i or a n m . e . st an s are n st atu t No t All di ce e , l , ile

! 0LA 4 9 7 9 6 2 R O C ET rst t o 1 a AG ICULTURAL S I Y , Fi exhibi i n held in 85 6 . F ir ro n so t e nd of Ora n t e t st on w r ta t g u d u h ge S re , ju bey d he e S e ’ R t rn ff f or Sconsct Ca ttl w oa d u s o See e Sho . T U ra r A HENE M , Public Lib y

. n z i 1 T ET C C UB Or a n 9 03 . A HL I L g i ed See B ra n t Point . Nat ona a t h e f BANKS , Pa cific i l t hea d o M ain Stree t Square ; N a n t t nst t t on for a n s a n t t ar . ucke I i u i S vi g , M i S ree Squ e ’ T N ff a t in a a 39 Sconse t a 45 W a u BA HI G , Cli B h g Be ch , p ge ; , p ge ; ’ w ine t a 5 2 n t a 5 1 T om N r s a a , p ge ; Quid e , p ge ; eve He d , p ge 49 a rm a t a t r Ba t s a th o s n a r st am oat w a rf ; W S l W e h , b h u e e e b h , ’

a nd Sconse t . Nort e str Bea con Hill . See h V y

BELL . See T ow er N M k t EN N R N R N . a a B JAMI F A KLI SP I G See dd e . O T O U E of th e Ma ssasch use tts man o t B A H S S Hu e S cie y , equipped w ith all th e app aratus necessary to rende r a ssistance in c ase of s w are o a t a t T u cke rnu ck a of mmo hip reck , l c ed , He d Hu ck ’ t n n M a . o or o Sconse a nd n t . R oa P d , F ked P d , Quid e See d p O T Sa oats w t or w t o t s rs are for a t t am B A S , ilb , i h i h u kip pe , hire S e boat or Old North W har ves f or FISHI NG and SAILING par ti E n es ; CLAMBAK S ca a lso be arra nged f or . w o t t l N rt f R N R o b a s can be hired a O d o h w ha r for OWI G , ﬁ s n in th e Ha r or or CR N in T h e C r s n a r hi g b , ABBI G eek e

M onom oy . B ooks r ela ting to Nantucket BRANT POINT CAMELS ”

C amping Se eQuidnet ’ CAPTAINS RO O M . See Rotch Warehouse ’

N . conse t CASI O See S .

tt ow . e e r t a o t Ca le Sh S Ag icul ur l S cie y . CEMETERIE S C E r t O RE T ONA s e rt C UR : s C N e No str a 34 . H H S Fi G GA I L , h Ve y , p ge R T t UN T N a . E OD T C n r tr t n a I A IA , p ge 35 M H IS , e e S ee e r a n r t 1 823 ars 1 n fi ont a m 1 840 ﬁ st t o M i , e ec ed , pill dded , r Me h l i 1 t st r t n 799 . . o n a r a nd on s tr s . di chu ch bui , S W c r er F i Ly S ee “ ’ 19 0 1 re E CO St . a s a r t et t PIS PAL , P ul , F i S re , erec ed , p

s nt to th e ar s ss C . . . r n 0 1 oston a s a e ed p i h by Mi I W F e ch B , ‘ ’ memoria l to h e r father; th e first E piscopal church T rinity w as r t in 1 839 on n o t s of roa tr t n ar th e e ec ed , r h ide B d S ee , e i i f 1 R T corner of Cen tre ; t w as burned n th e great fi re o 846 . FI S T T mm t t so t form 1 839 n BAP IS , Su er S ree , cie y ed , buildi g d i 1 4 1 T r t 1 840 tow an str a d n 8 . C O C e ec ed , er ve y dde A H LI , “ ’ y r t t t 1 89 6 se 1 vrce s first h l St . ar s a r M Fede l S ree , e ec ed , e d i n H in 1 849 and a t r in a nt on Ha ll In 1 8 n T ow a ll l e P he . 85 Harmony Hall w as secured a nd used until it w a s removed to r m a ke room f or th e present structure . Chu ches are in dica ted up on M ap of th e T ow n of Nantucket C RT ORE LIFF NO H SH ” B a thing Bea ch

Clo ck . See T ow er T U T f n ta t n L sa o s . COAS G ARD STA IONS . See i e vi g S i COA TUE T h e n arrow st of an o os t r ant o nt w , rip l d , pp i e B P i , hich sep a ra tes th e Harbor from th e Sound a nd from w hich th e EASTERN JETTY is built ou t to d eepen th e e ntranCe ' to th e ar o H b r . DES CR IP TI VE INDEX TO P OINTS OF IN TERES T

Coffi n Hou se ’ C offin am Se m C ffin C t . c: a o s o n at . , Miri Miri u y Se COFFIN S CHO OL C NSUE R N O SP I G , See Spring s . T f m CO SKA A , that p art o th e island i media tely north of th e Hea d of th e Har bor w here THE CO SKATA LIFE SAVING S TA

T i . ON t 1 883 s o at Se e at o .nt a I , erec ed , l c ed Gre P i , p ge 5 3 . f a n t n l — s Sta o s . See C iﬁf No t o See Li e vi g i r h Sh re .

B ats . C rabbing . See o ’

C ran r Bo s . Se e Sconse t a 4 Ma dake t T 5 d a 5 4 . he be ry g , p ge ; , p ge s on ran r b o is th e R E T N E Gibb P d c be ry g LA G S SI GL ,

CULT IVATED CRANBERR Y BO G IN THE WORLD . DR IVING A RE RIN nt n a o t t r E T FI SP G , Fou ai b u hree fou ths of a mile beyon d o s on th e oa to a w n t is s w w a t from P lpi , r d W u i e , upplied ith er t E a t S r n w is o a s a n ice t nort . Fire p i g , hich l c ed ever l hu dred h

Se e R oad Map . in E ss Ofﬁ a St t a . xpre ce , M ree Squ re

R ROUND . r t r . FAIR , FAI G See Ag icul u a l Society st Ho s S oo o s T ow n o se a and R oa a Fir , Church , u e , ch lh u e , h u , J il d , p ge

1 6 at r o s a 43 Maddake t a 54 . ; W e W rk , p ge ; , p ge e Br n Poirit Lighthouse . Se a t . tr t M agis a e .

Purchasers . Settlers t Steamb oa . w a t or s T o n . See W er W k i Boats . n t a 1 . oo ﬁs n s N . 5 FI SHI G See Quid e , p ge G d perch hi g

found in m ost of th e l arger ponds . R ke t Se e Madda , . FRANKLIN SP ING . ’ ee H sto a o t on Friend s Meetinghouse . S i ric l Assciai C Burying Groun d . See e meteries ” t e GEOLO GY . M ora in of h gla cier ’ — 4 2 a n c n t O . ff Nort S o a e d S o se . G LF See Cli h h re , p g ; Grea t Fire a t N t at a t 0 1 th e s a n e tw n on on and H t Gre eck , h p r i l d b ee L g P d i her

R a a . C 1 eek . See o d M p — RE T P O NT t o s a 53 . C ff Nort o G A I Ligh h u e , p ge See li h Sh re i B t in B a h a 9 l 2 1 f a 3 a so . f S tr am . Gul e See Cl f h g e c , p ge , a ddake t Gut Bridge . See M “ ” - n t HAUL OVER . See Wa uw i e . ’ Sc t E T O NT on th e s an . See onse HIGH S P I i l d , a H on th e coast line . See S nkaty ea d

on th e North Shore . Se e T he Cliff HISTORICAL ASS OCIATION T HISTORY OF NANTUCKE . “

th e O st Ho s on th e s an . Hors eshoe House . See lde u e I l d

a t of u . HOTELS . See back p r g ide House of Correction

n Boat o s s . Huma e Society . See h u e I NDIANS “ Se e N w s a . I nquirer and Mirror . e p per n JA IL and House of Correctio . e e O st Ho s on th e s an Jethro Cofﬁn House . S lde u e I l d C Bat n B a a 39 and oatue . . f Jetties See Cli f hi g e ch , p ge ; LIBRARY stat ons a re now n as oast a LIFE SAVI NG STATIONS . All i k C Gu rd m fs d No . t b y n r . Stations and designa ed u be See Sur i e ,

4 Mu ske e t No . 4 7 os ata No . 5 and 4 6 Maddake t No . , , ; C k , , g , r n th e mont s of n and sta t ons are 1 n a 48 . Du i g h Ju e July i ch rge of th e keeper on ly ; they are fully manned all th e other months of RE U R DR n th e stat on th e year. The G LA ILLS , give by i

tin A ll are onn t te one . cr ew s are most in teres g . c ec ed by leph , - DES CR IP TI VE INDE X TO P OIN TS OF IN TERES T

H n HTHOU E . Sanka t a a 5 0 G a t o t a 5 3 LIG S S See y e d , p ge ; re P i , p ge ; Brant o nt a 3 1 iff at in a P i , p ge ; Cl B h g Be ch ’ S conse t a 4 n t a ts s . See m a s. 8 5 1 Ligh hip p See . p ge ; Quid e , p ge ; a w n t a 53 at o nt W u i e , p ge : Gre P i ‘ ”

Tow r . . LISB ON BELL . See e ' Lo Sconse t w Bea ch . See

MA DDA KE T . . f N k . MAP of th e I sland of antuce t See older .

fo r . Tow n of Na ntucket . See lde Villa ge of Siasconset 1i i S f r m a t o t ts a nd h tsh s . Stea bo R u e ligh g p e e olde . MAR IA M I TCHELL MEM ORIAL ASSO CIATION i at o s s . M assa chu setts Hum ane Soc ety . See Bo h u e ke t M assa soit Bridge . Se e Madda ’ E r s Se e H stor a A sso at M EETINGHOU S , F iend . i ic l ci ion ’

n s . onse t Mile sto e See Sc . MILL “ Mill Hill s . See Mill . ’ r am C ofﬁ n s C o nt at at a s t at a t of th e s an Mi i u y Se , Qu i e , h p r i l d w H to a s T omas a . s 4 a so oo re erved by h M yhe See i ry , p ge 1 . l b ks “ i m fﬁ n r at n to Na n t t . r a o o n 1 7 23 el g ucke Mi i C , b r , died 1 7 9 0 w as a a r s ow n and sm h er o s a t a , l ge hip er uggler ; h u e Qu ise h a d m any concea led closets and p assa gew ays w here goods w e re w n rr h stored ; sh e as eve tually a ested and stood tria l . T e pre s e nt farm o s is o a t on th e sam s t a nd h as in it m h u e l c ed e i e , uch of

l fﬁ n . r r th timber of th e o d Co house M a ke by roa dside . See Poepis

t a a . ar a t sso at on Mi chell , M ri See M i Mi chell A ci i MONO O st a ross h e Har or f om Nant t ao t 1 m M Y Ju c t b r ucke , b u ile

f rom t am oat w arf and 2 I E oa . o s S e b h , M L S by r d See P lpi ,

a 5 4 and Roa Ma . p ge , d p ’ ’ M ONUMENT o rs and a ors , S ldie S il l r C m t r Site of o dest burial g ound . See e e e ies

f t . n n r r t o ﬁ s o s st e tc . Si e r h u e See i dex u de Fi , M ss t n S e H st a o a o . M USEU . e i oric l A ci i E T f T h e Muske e t i sa n ta t n n MUSK GE s an o . o sta s on , I l d g L fe vi g S i d

th e no t a strat on a 43 . oat o s a t th e r h be ch , illu i , p ge B h u e T h e s ta t on w a s sta s in 1 88 t ast e nd . 3 s o e i e bli hed , de r yed oy ﬁre in 1 889 t m orar o a t on th e Nort H a T r , e p ily l c ed h e d , ucke

nt ta tion w as l t in 189 6 . T t nuek . Prese s bui h e e as ern por tion of th e island is ow ned by p rivate p ar tie s th e remainder E E EN A N T R being se t a p art as a public p ark . L V D H EE f OURTH E f rom rant o nt . sa n ta t on s F S MIL S B P i See Li e vi g S i , — al so Cliff North Shore i l n n . NTU CKET s an of . o at o s t o e tc . NA , I d L c i , de crip ,

n . T n f t n s r t o e tc . ow o . o a o L c i , de c ip i , f D o s tt m nt H stor o . s i y i c very , e le e , Wh ale Fishery

f s n and T ow n f o r. M ap s o . I la d See lde Historica l Associa tion

n z 19 03 . n t t . O a a t o n t . A hle ic Club rg i ed , See Br P i T ow n f N n t UC ET How a . Se e o a t a 1 1 NANT K , re ched ucke , p ge ;

and Steamboa t R oute Map . T ow n Meeting B ooks relating to Golf Club s t Cottage Ho pi al . Naval Ba ttle Ofﬁ Oran t a r r a nd rro . t n a n . New spape I nqu e ce , ge ee , e r, ir Mi r S r M i DES CRIP TIVE INDE X TO P OIN TS OF IN TERES T

N w w In the a r a s w e to n G ate . e lier d y he n thousands of sheep roam th e ast s t s at s too a ross th e so t e nd of ed p ure , hi g e d c u h O an tr t n a th e ﬁ st m ston st on th e A s r ge S ee , e r r ile e ; ju bey d y

111 m T h t w a s on . s e o e nt . D on n in 1 2 1 . . ll ce i c ti ued 8 ” “ ” North Church North T ow er Nort h Sh ore . NORT E TR H V S Y . . Not d o : t a ott not h a nt o s t o n 1 793 cor e Pe ple Lucre i M , ed p il hr pi , b r , ne oo t r Fa ir and Sch l S reets . m ot r of B n m n a o a an n . Se e Abi h F lger, he e j i Fr kli Mad ake t d . am t not a st onom fa t r of a r a Willi Mi chell , ed r er ; he M i

Mitchell . r t l M a ia Mi che l ” m H n C r Fol r Se r ta r o f e T r o . a s e th re asu v h le J g , c e y OB SERVATORY ’ n t m S S t e e conse . Ocea S ea ship . l n f r n NORTH O d B d s . a Hos o or t o uil i g See MILL , J il , u e C ec i , E TR O DE T OU E t n o s ROTC RE V S Y , L S H S , Mee i gh u e , H WA HOU E B RTH CE M R M TCHE t n m S , I PLA A IA I LL , A he eu , C fﬁn ol DDO K HOU E a n o o C 2 . a ﬁ Ba Sch , PA S , p ge 8 P ci c k , R ’ DNER HOU E Sconse t a 4 7 . a 1 8 . S p ge GA , , p ge See O Churches a nd Lighthouse s . J SIAH COFFIN HOU SE stan s so t w st o n C ff Roa and Nor t Lib e rtv Str t d u h e c r er li d h ee , 1 24 erected 7 . OLDE ST HO U SE ON THE ISLAND

m t s a 5 . a t r r s B r n ro n . Se e 5 o u yi g G u d Ce e erie , p ge W e W k n O n w n t . pe i g . See Wau i e

C UB . PA IFIC CL See R o tch Warehou se . e N w s r Paper . S e e pa pe P OLPIS Se e T ow n of Nant t Population . ucke

ost Ofﬁce a n Str t S a r o n r of U n on t t . P M i ee qu e , c r e i S ree — PUBLIC LIBRARY Atheneum m n t n a t or s Pu pi g S atio . W er W k “ ’ QUAISE . See M ariam Cofﬁ n s C ounty Sea t .

H st or a sso a t on . Qua ker Meetinghouse . See i ic l A ci i Q U ID NET

RANGE LIGHT S . See B rant Point .

f r . Roa d Map . See olde ROTCH WAREHO U SE i n oats . Row g . See B i A . n SA CA CH POND See Qu d et . M C E R N C ff a 4 2 a nd R oa a . H . SA M SP I G See li , p ge ; d p

n oa ts . Sa ili g . See B T U E SA NKA TY HEAD LIGH HO S . ’ ’ t Sc nse . SAUL S HILLS . See o .

t o s a 1 . i f N n t ke . o 8 o s . T n th e T ow n o a Scho l hree uc See Sch l , p ge C ofﬁ n 0 0 1 a 3 7 ramma oo O an tr t Sch , p ge . , G r Sch l , r ge S ee , upper ’

S ns t o s a nd T u cke rnu ck . a rt s a s T ow n a . co e p u ed H ll See , P lpi ’SCONSET

Ma ddake t . 43 . tt e rs a 1 5 . a t r or s a Se l , p ge W e W k , p ge W R N h e roa to o s a a o t a SHA KEM O SP I G , on t d P lpi !p ge b u r R oa Ma qua rter of a mile south of th e oa d . See d p Ra s n omm on Sheep i i g , Sheep C , f t She rbur ne . See History o Na ntucke

R R Se e w n t ne t rfs a nd oa ts . H O E D NNE . a S I S W u i e , Quid , Su ide , B ’ SIAS CONSET or Sconse t Ma p of S OLDIER S ’ A ND SAILOR S ’ M ONUM ENT f South Sh0 1 e . Se e Sur side . South T ow e r DES CR IP TI VE INDE X TO P OIN TS OF IN TERES T

R N . ra n n S r n a m r n a w mo r n SP I GS See F kli p i g , S che Sp i g , Sh ke Sp i g , E at r r n C onsu n o e n f n on e s t d o U tr t . Fi e Sp i g , Spri g , u h i S ee Se e Ma of th e T w n f N n p o o a tucket . U E D . a w n t SQ AM H A See W u i e . T ND E . S A PIP See Wa ter Works . ’ ta t R oa in 1 4 t a n 89 . S conse a 45 a nd Roa M . S e d , begu See , p ge , d p t am oa ts . T f ow n o Nan t t a nd t a m oa t R o t Ma . S e b See ucke , S e b u e p

uns t H . O st S e ill See lde House . UR DE th e rfs f sa in ta t on t 1 8 74 o at o n S FSI ; Su ide Li e v g S i , buil , l c ed e th . Sou th Shore ; it 1 s a fine w a lk of T HRE E A ND ONE H F E r m om a n t r t ta AL MIL S f o th e Post Offi ce . Fr M i S ee ke asant r f T ow n of Na n Ple S t eet to Atla ntic Avenue . See Ma p o tu t r and R D nn c n r an f or n a . cke oad Map . i ers a be a r ged e by f n See Li esavi g Stations . TE E R H O CE O ran St t st so t of a n tr t L G AP FFI , ge ree , ju u h M i S ee d a r . so a t th e at r r a on O a n tr t a n Squ e !Al We he Bu e u r ge S ee , ’ th e s t S c Wirele s a onse t . ) T on E an a r tr t n r a n p a . ele h e xch ge , F i S ee e M i R TEMPERATU E . See Nantucket I sla nd i ffi T ckct O on t a m oa t w a rf . ce . S e b h TOM NEVER ’S HEAD TOWER n A m T w n f nt T ow s m . a o o Na e t , ylu See p uck

i S i e . n a s n ton tr ! t st so t of a n S t . ua Buildi g , W h g S e , ju u h M i q

C o . T w r l ck See o e .

a Oran t t . H ll , ge S ree Meeting 0 1 N n s e fo a t t . D s r n ma e . . t o a 1 1 ucke e c ip i , p ge ; p, lder T r o R f r t n . ee s . See e o esta i TUCKERNUCK s a n o N NE E BY OA T RO NA N , I l d f . I MIL S B F M ’ T U CKET or 3 mile s from Warre n s Landing a t Madd a ke t . T his charming little isla nd is delightful destina tion for sail ' i n m f rni1i t o ou t th e ng p a rtie s . A u ber o fa e s live here hr ugh ye ar a nd a bout 2 0 dw ellings a re dotted ab out th e isl and ; th e

e m a n s tt m nt is on th e nort s o r oo n th e E T . i e le e h id , ve l ki g AS ’ ON f R ND N . a t P D , a nd ju st south o B OOKS S LA I G A p h w hich pa sse s th e SCHOOLHOU SE !formerly an engine house on t t mo to T ucke rn uck i n 1 86 7 a s to th e Milk S ree , ved ) le d NOR R EA D a nd a to TH P OND , th ence to th e NO TH H b ck E of h e assa s tts th e E a st pond . A B OATHOU S t M chu e

man o t s n n a r h e OUT OND . In 1 6 59 Hu e S cie y ta ds e t S H P , th e i slan d w as sold by T hom a s M ayhew to T ri stram Cofﬁ n

a nd son a m s n t r C ofﬁn for th e sum of 6 o n s . , J e a d Pe e , p u d i — o u s tra t on a 44 C ff N or t h r . See ill , p ge See li Sh e UNITA RIA N CHUR CH E V S TRY . ’

S c n t w n t a nd r a t o n t . rfs . o se a WALKS , See Su ide , W u i e G e P i

W a nna c m a r r s t or s . o e t W te Wo k . See Wa e r W k ’

m o w rf nd Sconse t . a rm a t s . a t o s n ar t a a t a a W B h B hh u e e S e b h , TER OR WA W KS . WAUWINET a th r r E t m r in Rot a r o s a . s a s 1 886 fo We e Bu e u bli hed , r e ly ch W eh u e , na s ar e s a to in m oved to Ora nge S tree t in 19 04 . Sig l di pl yed i i d cate th e app roa ch of storm s or high w nd s . WHALE FISHERY ’ c n t Wirele ss T eleg ra ph . See S o se

. In th e fa of 19 02 th e w r t tra m a ro n th e s a n WRECKS ll i er ped u d i l d , A t a t t m t r camping a t va rious p oints a long shore . t h i e he e w ere 6 huge piece s of w reckage to be see n ; in 19 09 there w ere of a a r s oon r 8 th e a rgest p a ct ca y th e ent e hu ge ch e , , l , r i ll ir ll l t in on th e w st rn si of Muske ge ]_ y g e e de N a n t u c k e t I s l a n d

of a group of i s l a n d s known as N a n t u c k e t Ma a County , ss chusetts , its greatest LENGTH being 1 5 m a and a iles , e st west , by bout 4 m D H an iles in WI T , with R a A EA of bout 5 0 square miles . It lies about 1 00 miles from the ea stern end of Long Island an d 25 miles S OUTH OF CAPE

COD , from which it is sep arated Na S a by ntucket ound , its e stern and southern shores being washed by the waters of the Atlantic

Ocean . Th e NEAREST LAND a a at a on the e st is Portug l , dis a m and t nce of iles , on the I south the West ndies ,

miles . Nantucket is one of the most delightful summer resor ts on the Atlantic Coast and its climate m a a the ost he lthful , its loc tion n all precludi g possibility of a land breeze . The tempera a L ture of the tmosphere is RARE Y 8 5 DEGREES , while th a t a E and a H of the w ter is from 7 0 to 74 . xcellent s fe surf BAT ING is found upon the ea stern and southern shores ; at other points on the sound an d harbor the finest of still water . To those in search of health and recreation the conditions are a a N H S an ide l , the bro d SA DY BEAC E , covered by end s a of a and a les v riety se shells , pebbles finely wrought se weeds , with now and then an old hulk of a vessel tossed up by the a af a m a and a a w ves , ford ost comfort able lounging pl ce ttr e a all a tive tr mping ground . Th e pleasure seeker will find th t can at a : M N a be desired the se side otor BOATI G , s iling , S HIN and L rowing , FI G , tennis bicycling , while fine GO F m am a are courses , rese bling closely the f ous courses of Scotl nd , ’ maintained ne ar the towns of Nantucket and Scon se t . Th e ’ Nantucket ATHLETIC CLUB an d the Sconse t CASINO con tribute much in the w ayof amusement . A sojourn upon the island h as been likened to an ocean voy A L age with the disagreeable features eliminated . There is WAYS A BREEZE and the pure invigorating salt air and a and a are bright sunshine , with the pe ce quiet which perv des , m ost soothing alike to the tired brain - worker and the person m a a of nervous temperament . Relief fro h yfever is ssured 8 a and MALARIA IS UNKNOWN . That the clim te is most benefici al for recuperative purposes is the unanimous indorse ment of m any prominent members of the medical profession . T h e n ature of the country is ideal for HORSEBACK RIDING R D and the sport is most popul ar . A STATE OA connects the tow n of Nantucket with the village of Sia sconset and there are L N DR S all a a a P EASA T IVE to p rts of the isl nd , with never ending va riety of exquisite marine views or stretches of m oor l ands covered with wild flowers an d overgrown with bayberry and i an d huckleberry bushes , w ld roses sweet fern with here and there a small pond around which a nd nes tling among the ma a a a ma - ma ny gr ceful gr sses grow the be utiful pink rsh llows , a but tercups and violets . Many of the be uty spots lie hidden among the HILLS , away from the m ain thoroughfares and to see which it will be necessary to turn off into the old deep rutted roads which form a network over the MOORS or wander along the bluffs where an occasional patch of IRIS H BROOM or S COTCH HEA THER blooming in all its na tive beauty m ay be found . ARTISTS an d BOTANISTS will find a wealth of a m ateri l in store . Althou gh NEVER THICKLY WOODED much of the timber used for building purposes in the earlier days w as of island

. a a are growth Tod y no l rge trees found outside of the town , but a groves of sturdy dw rf pine , scrub oaks and cedars are scattered here and there a bout th e island . Several attempts at REFORESTA N a m TIO h ve been ade . In 1 847 Josiah Sturgis planted the grove of pines to the a a e st of the f ir grounds . 1 875 an d 1 87 7 Between , Scotch larch an d

Scotch pine or ﬁr trees , imported from Scotland by

G . . Em t B erson of Win hrop , Mass were set out near Mi acome t Pond . In 19 1 2 the setting out o f young white pine trees w as begun under the supervision

of the Sta te Forester . Th e tra ct is south of the fair grounds and 75 a cres in ’ extent . Nantucket s ﬁne OLD L E MS , one of the most a ttractive features of in the town , were set out

185 1 . Th e B U T T ON D Ma S WOO on in treet , ’ R a corner of y s Court , is Centr e St r eet the OLDEST TREE on th e

a w as a 1 793 . On a S isl nd ; it pl nted in the e st side of Centre treet ,

n S d 19 1 8 a opposite Qui ce treet , there stoo until willow tree

’ a m a N a . fro the plot which cont ined poleon s gr ve on St Helena .

w as a a a a de ca e d . It t ken down to void ccident , being b dly v

T o a a w of the three trees origin lly pl nted were blown down .

T h a 18 42 e slips were brought to the isl nd in by C apt . William a Na a Na Pl skett , of ntucket , in the wh leship poleon , whose “ n ame - board h angs in the keeping room at the Oldest ” House .

N m a a w u erous l rge boulders on the f ce of the hills , hich traverse the northern p ortion of th e island proper and extend du e a and M R N THE L R e st west , record the O AI OF G ACIE ,

m a t a G S am m which , elting its cont ct with the ulf tre , for ed the

m a island of Nantucket . Many of the h ve been broken up and

a m a a . N a and w e sli used for ro d building teri l e r , to the of , Gibbs Pond is one of these large boulders around which an iron fence h as been pla ced with the hope of preserving it . 10 Fr om th e T ow e r Looki ng T ow a rd th e North Sh ore

T h e T o w n o f N a n t u c k e t

an d a a This interesting picturesque old town , loc ted on a a a m a a is a m be utiful h rbor bout idw y of the isl nd , ch r ing in its quaintness an d in the simplicity of the design of its ﬁne old m a m a a a buildings , ny of the d ting b ck beyond the d ys when

Nantucket led the world in the wha ling industry . “ n - a m O the housetops the queer little roof w lks , fro which it w as customary to view the surrounding waters and w atch m a are for the inco ing wh le ships , still in evidence , while the

- a and re tt a ivy grown houses , well kept y rds p y ﬂower g rdens a a a a attract the eye . St tely sh de trees line the w lks , rching and a m a are over the streets winding thoroughf res , ny of which modern surfaced while on others the old cobble p aving still ma a a a a and re ins , peculi rly d pted to the rtistic surroundings preserving the same air of reﬁnement and substantiality for w hich the old town is famous . Nantucke t is the COUNTY SEAT of N antucket County and h as a POPULATION of a ugmented during the summer a months by thous nds of visitors . Th e island affairs are adminis tere d by a BOARD OF SELEC T MEN elected at the annual TOWN M N a as EETI G held in Febru ry , a a H a sisted by Bo rd of e lth , Civic

L . a and . P . C . e gue S . A Society “ ” Th e annual CATTLE SHOW and fa ir is held the latter pa rt of August and the exhibits are varied F and interesting . arm products and ﬁne specimens from the tested herds are displayed while horse ra cing and various other sports a dd to the pleasure of the oc

casion .

1 1 From th e T ow e r L ooking Tow ard th e South Shore

Du n mm w S a a ri g the su er , ith the exception of one und y bo t , STEAMBOATS arrive from and dep art twice daily for Woods H and Ne w df d ma a : H S N ole Be or on the inl nd Woods ole , BO TO NN N an d New a Fa R CO ECTIO , Bedford for T unton , ll iver and P a NEW RK NN N via S rovidence , lso YO CO ECTIO ound am Ne w m New f Fa R ste ers , Bedford line fro Bed ord , ll iver R C mm a a a line from F all iver . o unic tion with the m ainl nd m y h ad L H N a L R H a be by TE EP O E , lso by TE EG AP , both c ble an d wireless . All parts of the island can be reached by telephone . Th e HOTELS are ﬁrst class and there are excellent board m a a ing houses , ny priv te houses

h aving rooms for rent . There a P S Na a is O TOFFICE , tion l NK I Sa BA , nstitution for vings , church e s T ow n Ha six , ll , schools ,

LIBRARY , antique shops and

moving picture theatres . B and concerts are frequently given on “ ” the Square . The Inquirer an d M irror , the only news a ou a p per published the isl nd , is issued every Friday after

. Gas an d noon , electricity ice are furnished by local enter

prises . The N A N T U C K E T COTTAGE HO SPITAL is open all to , while the services of ex ce lle nt physicians and dentists '

are to be h ad . WA TER OF THE PURES T QUALITY is h as furnished the town , which an efﬁcient ﬁre department and sewerage system an d is well sup plied with all necessaries inci n Str t Qui ce ee d a ent to the he lth , convenience and amusement of the summer visitors . 1 2 Th e South Be a ch and Mo nomy

H i s t o r y o f N a n t u c k e t

Na m an at a far off at se a w as DIS ntucket , e ing the l nd , R D in 1602 ar m Gosnold an E COVE E by B tholo ew , nglish ma a m a a i 28 m a a m riner , who , in s ll b rk w th co p nions , s iled fro F almouth in April of that year with the intention of establish

ing a colony in America . In Maythey reached the shores of Ne w E a a Nah ant Ma a Ba ngl nd , ne r , in ss chusetts y, but not being favorably impressed with the surroundings they reim a and a a a am m b rked s iled round C pe Cod , so n ed by the on a ccount of the quantity of codﬁsh caugh t in the neighboring a a Na Ma a a and w ters , p ssing close to ntucket , rth s Viney rd the E a a m n liz beth isl nds , fro which group they selected Cuttyhu k m a and established a settlement . They re ined but a few months w a a and a when they decided , o ing to fe r of the Indi ns l ck of E a food supplies for the winter , to return to ngl nd , their venture , except for the furs an d s assafras root which they h ad accumu

a a . l ted , ending in f ilure That Nantucket w as in reality discovered many years before a a a there is little doubt , for it is re son ble to suppose th t the 1 002 E Re d a am shores were visited in by ric the , f ous Ne rwe

a a a . gi n s ilor , but positive proof is l cking L R MS a d a The PI G I , upon re ching this si e of the Atl ntic , “ ” Na and a sailed close to the shores of ntucket , the M yﬂower w a a Na a a m s ne rly wrecked on ntucket sho ls , c using the to give r an d Ma a Ba up fu ther venture return to ss chusetts y, which h ad a m a a they just left , h ving deter ined , fter h stily viewing a an i a and a th e country along shore , to seek l d ng pl ce est blish

a settlement near the Hudson River . The CLAIM OF THE ENGLISH GOVERNMENT to these a i w as a a isl nds , by r ght of discovery , b sed upon the voy ge of and S a a 1498 r a John C abot his son eb sti n , who , in , c uised long

the coast from Florida to Labrador . 1 3 Near Commer ci a l Wh arf

1 635 am RL S RL N a In , Willi , EA OF TE I G , obt ined the grant , “ i a a m includ ng the isl nds south of C pe Cod , fro the Council for

' the A ffairs Ne w E a as m of ngl nd , known the Ply outh Com a a Kin am 16 2 1 p ny , cre ted by g J es I in , for the purpose of e n cou ra in and a a m g g est blishing coloni l settle ents in America . 1 637 M S FORRETT am Ne w Y a In JA E c e to ork , ppointed by Lord Sterling as his a gent to dispose of a nd settle the terri

a . O 1 641 m a tory thus cquired In ctober , , so e twenty ye rs a a P m Forre t S LD THE L fter the l nding of the ilgri s , t O IS AND Na H M M H of ntucket to T O AS AY EW and his son Thomas , who sailed for England in 165 7 a nd w as never a gain hea rd “ 59 a m . a 1 6 M 3 0 ND fro In Febru ry , , the elder yhew for POU S N A ND R H CURRE T PAY TWO BEAVE ATS , one for myself ” and m w all - r in one for y ife , sold but one tenth inte est , which

a a a a a . : cluded th t p rt of the isl nd c lled Qu ise , to nine others , viz H am fﬁ Sr . R a S a Tristr Co n , , Christopher ussey , ich rd w ine , m a a a f S G a Tho s B rn rd , Peter Co ﬁn , tephen reenle f , John v w a m a Ma and am . E a a S ine , Tho s c Willi Pile ch purch ser

an a a V 1 z . : Sm Na a ta chose ssoci te , John ith , th niel S rbuck , R ma L R ar a am obert Pike , Tho s ook , obert B n rd , J es Cofﬁn ,

T i am f r . m a ma and E a a . r str , S Co ﬁn , J Tho s Cole n dw rd t rbuck Th e tenth p a rt which belonged to William Pile w as divided

- h a and - a am Ma one lf to John Bishop one h lf to Willi ry , Ann a and Martha Bunker . These were the purch sers who bought the right of the Indian sa chems to the island . When the

' settlers a rrived the island w as inh abite d by 700 INDIANS ; — a a m a 35 8 1 763 4 one hundred . ye rs l ter there re ined but ; in , 22 a i a a a m a a a 2 were c rr ed w y by dise se , the re inder g r du lly a a a a D a H a dis ppe ring , the l st full blooded Indi n , orc s onor ble , 1 22 dying in 8 . 1 4 Th e main settlement of the Indians w as just north of Mia m a a m w as at S am co et pond lthough the l st settle ent qu , on the — a Sacach a a west b nk of Pond ne r Quidnet , where three wig

a a 1 795 . 19 1 7 at a w ms were st nding in In , Qu ise , the skeletons of tw o Indi ans and a dog were found buried on the edge of the bluff overlooking the beach ; arrow heads an d broken pottery T h were found nearby . e relics were placed in the Historical

Associ ation Museum for preservation .

- am of A b ram u ary a m an a . A h lf breed by the n e Q , the l st with a in n 1 854 a 82 a and 1 0 Indi n blood his vei s , died in , ged ye rs ’ He A am t Nan months . lived on br s point on the sou h side of

a f ar m an a . tucket h rbor , not fro old Indi n burying ground m a Ma E a a and m a man Tho s cy , dw rd St rbuck Tho s Cole , R — representing the SETTLE S , spent the winter of 165 8 9 on the

a b ut at Ma dake t . am isl nd , building their d They c e to confer with the Indi an s in regard to p urcha sing certain rights and privileges from them an d to determine the best location for a a a a m their dwellin gs . S tisf ctory rr nge ents having been m ade a m an a m w as m a for the l nds to be used by the , gree ent de with a a m W anackm am ack and Nickan oose . the Indi n s che s , to sell certain p arts of the island . This a greement w as concluded in 1665 by the p ayment of 1 2 pounds cash and 14 pounds within three m onths . . 1 66 1 A m In June , , the settlers then living in esbury and Sa Ma a m a m lisbury , ss chusetts , e b rked for their new ho e ac m an Ma a a an co p ied by Peter Folger of rth s Viney rd , inter preter of the Indian langu age and whose daughter w as the mother of Benj amin Franklin . They landed a t Cu paum h a Cu aum a m a rbor , now p pond !closed by stor bout the year 1 700 and m far a R ) , built their ho es not dist nt !site of T ISTRAM ’ COFFIN S HOUSE m arked by granite post just southwest of and n arm and H the pond) took up ﬁshi g , f ing S EEP RAISING l as a me ans of obtaining a ivelihood . The territory obtained from the Indians outside of the dwelling sites w as held in common an d w as used by all for sheep graz

ing . Th e number of sheep any one person could own w as determined by the proportion of his interests in the origina l island sh ares , a a a a to the l nd v il ble for such purpose . It w a s agreed th a t an a cre of common land w as uf m a n a s ficient to i t in one sheep , hence the m “ S H ” ter EEP COMMONS , an expression a n a re dily u derstood by the Indi ns . In 1 7 75 the flocks numbered over head and the a a H R N nnu l S EA I G , which commenced on the M a a 20 th w as ond y ne rest the of June , the oc casion for a general celebration and in l ater years m any strangers from the mainland , Site of “ . ’ a i a am at T ristra m Coffi n s c lled coofs by the sl nders , c e to

w s - Hou se tend the festivities . The e tern shear pe n ' w as located nea r Maxeys pond and the e astern near Gibbs pond ; when the ea stern shearing w as mm ﬁnished the western co enced . The a a 1 847 at l st she ring occurred in , which time

a - w as a a Miac the she r pen loc ted ne r ome t pond . The FIRS T WHITE CHILD born on the a w as Mar S a isl nd y t rbuck in 1663 . Tristram Cofﬁ n w as the FIRS T CHIEF MAGISTRATE of the island and w as ap pointed in 167 1 by Governor Lovelace of NEW RK a YO , to which colony the isl nd b e “ an d m w as a an a u longed , to who p id nn al tax of FOUR BARRELS OF MERCHANTABLE D ” CO FISH . The nam e of the town at that m ti e w as SHERBURNE . The FIRS T ROAD extended from the settlement to the a am as and h rbor , being the s e West Chester Chester Streets of H da . RS R H and to y The FI T C U C , school house , town house j ail were on this road and stood near Maxeys pond !see Wanna m a a 44 a m m co et W ter Works , p ge ) bout one ile wes t fro the an N L I junction of West Chester d orth iberty Streets . n 1666 a R S M LL w as a C S C G I T I built ne r hester treet , between entre and N a S a L L P ND orth W ter treets , on the b nk of the I Y O m a and 1676 a u l brook , which e ptied into the h rbor , in f l ing mill w as built and operated nearby . L at m a W e s uo w as a The ily pond , this ti e c lled q pond , l rge and and a a C deep covered the re inclosed by West hester ,

C L an d N L S . I a entre , ily orth iberty treets Gull sl nd , so a au to w as c lled bec se of the gulls which used frequent it , sur rounded by water and the LILY POND DA M w as located near 1 2 l the corner of Centre and Chester Streets . In 7 2 a litt e girl dug a gutter a cross the dam to see the water run and the m dam w as m a a a next orning the gone , the fulling ill c rried w y

an d a m a a . sever l s ll bo ts , lying in the creek , stove to pieces In 16 73 the TOWN WA S MOVED to its present site known “ ” “ h e a as We s uo m a a a to t Indi ns q , e ning bright stone , ret in ing the name of Sherburne until 1 795 when it w as CHANGED 1 2 a a TO NANTUCKET . In 69 the isl nd w s annexed to the province of Massa chusetts . In 1 723 the FIRST WIND MILL w as erected on Mill Hills “ ” RS H RF S a a w as at and the FI T W A , tr ight Wh rf , built the a S am a M N S R 1 835 foot of St te treet , n e ch nged to AI T EET in and p aved with cobbles two years later . In 1 772 a fulling and coloring mill w as built over a small m a a stream at Polpis and operated for 25 years . The nuf cture a 1 792 a at a m m of duck st rted in , the popul tion th t ti e nu ber

- ing close to of which one half were QUAKERS . In 1 797 the S TREETS were NAMED and the m anufa cture of

a a m a in mm . cut n ils , prob bly the ﬁrst de this country , co enced SHIPBUILDING started on Brant point in 1 8 1 0 and two years 1 6

P a ciﬁc Nationa l B ank an d Meth odis t Church

n 1 4 Na h I 8 5 ntucket ad 14 S CHOOLS . In 1 800 a private academy w as erected near the site of the present High School at ea Ga 1 856 a the h d of yStreet , erected in , repl cing the origi T h nal high school built in 1 836 . e locality h as since been called A cademy Hill . Th e R R 13 1 846 a m G EAT FI E of July , , destroyed illion l a do l rs worth of property . wiping out the entire business sec

ma of n . a tion of the town , including ny the finest buildi gs St rt ’ ing Monday evening at 1 1 o clock in a tailor shop which stood a Ma m' a U S all ne r the corner of i nd nion treets , the fire burned and a a a m night extended in wide sw th , which re ched fro the ” “ ” N S and a orth Church to the outh Tower to the h rbor , the boundaries being m arked by white MARBLE BLOCKS a t the A s a a m street corners . the fire spre d to the wh rves the oil fro the bursting barrels caught fire and the harbor appeared to be abl aze as the burning oil flowed over the water . Before re M N S R NK ' building , AI T EET below the PACIFIC BA build 1 8 1 8 w as i b v 20 ing , erected in , w dened feet on the north side , “ ” thus forming the S QUARE . In 1 8 54 GAS w as lighted for the first time and the town ” a a asylum called O ur Island Home erected . Two ye rs l ter an attempt w as m a de to connect Nantucket by CABLE with a m P Mon the mainland . The cable w as l id fro Gre at oint to omoy island but w as out of commission in a few hours ; it w as pulled ashore an d the following year w as laid from Nantucket a ia uckernuck Mu ske e t and Ma a to the m ainl nd v T , g rth s

‘ n a and m a Vi eyard . The section between the Viney rd the in land w a s soon out of commission but for several years fair 18 Summer Re sidence on Cliff R oa d

w as ma a a n service int ined between N ntucket a d the Vineyard .

' In 1 886 a cable w as laid by the Governm ent conne cting Nah tucket with the mainland and a weather bureau station e s i h “ R L ” ’ “ “ tab l sh e d . T e WI E ES S at SCOnse t w as installed in 19 0 1 and telephone connection with the m ainland w as e s tablish e d in 19 1 6 when a subm arine TELEPHONE CABLE w as laid and pl aced in Operation by the New England Tele phone and Telegraph Co . Th e FIRST STEAMBOAT to run between the island and the “ ” ma a w as E a S 18 1 8 inl nd the gle , which crossed the ound in , but m any years elapsed before steamboats were running with an a a y degree of regul rity , s iling vessels being depended upon mm a Ne w for co unic tion with the ports of Bedford , Boston , Ne w Y a an d a m and a a w as ork , Alb ny B lti ore f ir schedule “ ” m aintained by these PACKETS , the last of which w as the “ ”

T aw te m e o m a v 1 88 1 . sloop , which re ined in ser ice until as 1 87 0 a Na on a It w not until th t ntucket , ccount of its CLIMATE S O WONDERFULLY BENEFICIAL for recupera a a a a as a S MM R tive purposes , beg n to ttr ct ttention U E h as RESORT , since which time it steadily grown in p e pu lari Th e a 1 875 h as a a a ty. popul tion since ver ged bout

’ a a m mm whose occup tion , besides the entert in ent of su er visi

a m n an d a a . tors , is ﬁshing , f r i g the cultiv tion of cr nberries

19 Old Whaler Morning Star

T h e ill ustrati on s of thi s ol d wh al e ship are from p hotogra phs take n by th e wr ite r th e d a y be

or sh s le n a uise w h 1ch l aste our e a rs r eturnin sa e l W ith a ar o of 0 1 1. f e e ai d o cr d f y , g f y c g

T h e N a n t u c k e t W h a l e F i s h e r y

Thirty years after the settlers h ad taken up th eir abode on a a a 1690 a a com the isl nd or bout the ye r , the c tching of wh les a me nce d . It w as evident from the number of dead wh les washed ashore !which it h ad been agreed that the Indians should h ave) that the wa ters about them held in store an

a dditional means of obtaining a livelihood . Whales were frequently seen spouting and spor ting in the se a not far from shore and to devise a method of capture w a s a problem which a a they undertook to solve . Th t they were successful w s evidenced by the fact that wha les were soon being t aken by

means of small boats which put out from shore . The south side of the isla nd w as divided into four beats an d MASTS WERE ERECTED on the bluff s bordering the beach where a a a ma lookouts with horns were st tioned to c ll the bo t crews , de 6 me n a and m a up of e ch , point out to the the where bouts of a the whale . After capture the whales were towed shore to TRIWORKS a w as a the on the be ch , where the oil extr cted ,

pla ced in b arrels and carted across the island . The growth of the industry w as rapid and in the course of a a a 1 7 1 2 an d ma few ye rs , bout , sloops even s ll schooners were R I H H RF w as ﬁtted out for short voyages . ST A G T W A

1 72 0 . 1 7 73 Na a built in In three ntucket wh le ships , the " “ “

Da m a and i th e ﬁrm of. rt outh , Be ver Bedford , belong ng to am R S a L a Willi otch ons , s iled for ondon with c rgoes of oil ; 20 D eck of th e Old Wh a ler Morning Sta r after unlo ading they were ch artered to bring c argoes of TEA

TO BO STON . U p on their arriva l the te a w a s promptly t a m a a am a hrown overbo rd , thus king f ili r bit of history . At a THE R L N “ 1 7 75 the bre king out of EVO UTIO , in , the ﬂeet m 1 40 a t i ri s o f e a nu bered seagoing cr f , includ ng b g consid r ble h . w ar v a w t e u tr th e size The pro ed severe blo to ind s y , ves sels being nearly all lost by c ap ture . A 1 7 8 3 w as v a After the PE CE OF business revi ed , l rger a vessels were built and longer voyages t ken . C ap t . Timothy Folger of Nantucket w as ﬁrst to ch ar t the course of the GULF S R M a and a a T EA , voy ges up down the co st le ding to its dis R H FLY THE R L cove ry. The FI ST S IP TO AME ICAN F AG “

a w as a . M m in British port the Bedford , C pt ooers , fro h e Na . a T D a 6 1 7 3 ntucket She rrived in owns , Febru ry , 8 , loa ded with 487 butts of whale oil . The cruising grounds were no longer confined to the Atlantic an d in the ships of Nantucket became the PIONEERS OF THE PACIFIC whale a Th fishery and thirty isl nds were discovered by them . e “ H w a s a W a a a . first h ler to round C pe orn the ship Be ver , C pt

Paul Worth . — D WA R H N L ND 1 8 1 2 14 ma uring the WIT E G A , , ny vessels a a f a w ere lost an d the inh bit nts su fered the gre test distress . After the declaration of peace the industry w as prosec uted w ith renewed energy ; new an d larger vessels were added to an d a a and w the ﬂeet the wh rves , lined with wh le ships stre n a a a a m a with nchors , tripots , sp rs , wh le bo ts , ti ber , oil c sks , '

. a m r and etc , were live with busy work en , stevedo es , coopers m an d a truck en , while the riggers ship c rpenters were putting 2 1 Deck of th e Old Wha ler M orning Sta r

i 1 22 n a a . 8 everything re diness for the renew l of business In , 8 5 WHALE SHIPS hailed from Nantucket an d the voyages were becoming more and m ore successful . In 1 830 the ship “ Sarah brought home the LARGEST CARGO OF SPERM a a a I 1 838 oil ever t ken ; b rrels , v lue n the ship “ ” Joseph Starbuck w as built on Brant Point . In 1 840 Nantucket h ad a population of an d w as the L R N H LD A GEST WHALI G PORT in the world . S IPBUI ING w as carried on quite extensively on Brant Point and nearly everything to meet the local dem and w as m anufa ctured and a a m a included wh le bo ts , blocks , pu ps , hoop rivets , n ils , a a a h rpoons , l nces , knives , c ndles , duck , boots , shoes , brushes , a and a all as a bellows , silk , str w cord ge of kinds , such st nding and m m a S a running rigging , bolt rope , wor line , rline , pun y rn , A N a . R LKS 36 an d C wh le lines , twine , etc Ten OPE WA , oil

DLE HOUSES , several tanneries and an iron and bra ss foundry a m a and a were in oper tion besides nu erous s il rig lofts , sp r a 1 1 a m 2 2 R SH S a and y rds , bl cks iths , COOPE OP where c sks candle boxes were m ade . Nantucket w as the ﬁrst place to m anufacture SPERM

OIL A ND CANDLES , the sperma ceti from which the candles a and were m ade w as sep arated from the oil . Later wh le a T h R NUM R eleph nt oils were included . e G EATES T BE OF a h WHALE SHIPS at anyone time w as 90 . As the l rger s ips of greater draft were built the diffi culty in passing to and BA a fro over the R !about where the jetties end) incre sed , the wa ter even at high tide being too shallow to permit them to p ass freely and it becam e necessary for m any of them to fit at Old E a Ma a i a out Town !now dg rtown) on rth s V ney rd , or E New In 1 842 . m a la d . Bedford , on the in n Peter F wer 2 2 Old Ca n dle Hou se sought to overcome this difficulty by the invention of the “ ” ’ CAMELS . These were twin floats resembling in a ppear a a a 1 35 nce l rge scow feet long , secured one to the other by heavy chains . T h e inner sides were shaped to fit approxi

m a th e a . a a tely hull of ship They were flo ted , with ch ins let a a m down , one on e ch side of the ship , h ving first been sub erged T h to the proper depth by allowing the water to flow in . e ch ains were then hove taut an d the wa ter pumped out lifting the ship bodily between them as they arose higher and higher “ h ad out of the water . Although the C amels their own power it w as custom ary for the steamer to tow them in ; a s the af ai w as m an d ma a a a a f r clu sy un n ge ble , they were uns tisf ctory , an d a fter several years u se were abandoned . ”

In 1 859 a . a E . a the ship Three Brothers , C pt Ch rles Clevel nd , a L R R returned with b rrels of oil , the A GEST CA GO L H L Na w as ever t aken . The AST W A E tried out on ntucket “ ” on the bark A my while lying at the Old North Wh arf 1 870 a a a 1 886 in , lthough two wh les c ptured in were tried out on Tu cke rnu ck yielding oil an d bone worth ’ Nantucket s MOST S U C C E S S F U L a WHALING MASTER w as C apt . Ch rles

Grant . He w as born in 1 8 14 and rounded ” the Horn on his ﬁrst voyage at the age

of eleven . He spent 56 years of his life aboard wh ale ships sailing seven voya ges as m a w a m a him m ster , his ife cco p nying fro 1 849 188 1 and to , their children were born

aboard ship . On one voyage of about four years he returned with a c argo of barrels of sperm oil and 1 6 pounds of am i a at bergr s , v lued While 23 s a iling as m aster he brought home barrels of oil an d m m 0 11 a an a m a one ya ore sper th n y other wh ling ster , vo ge netting him A fter 1 859 he sailed from Fairh aven

Ne w . He Nan Ma c 18 1906 and Bedford died in tucket r h , , aged 9 1 years and 9 months . f i z C . De r e L 1 9 13 Ca t . a H L N In p Th ddeus , the AST W A I G

MASTER , died . T h e decline of the wh aling ind ustry da ted from the fall in 1 842 due a y a the price of oil , in , to the growing popul rit of l rd oil and the discovery of mineral oil fields . Other ports were m a and w as growing in i port nce the business being overdone . m a a y a Wh ales were beco ing sc rce , voy ges of four e rs very often ending in failure . A great fire in 1 846 destroyed nearly worth of property and the gold fever of 1 849 drew m a a f heavily upon the le popul tion o the town . Th e LAST SH a 1 869 and far as N WHALE IP s iled in the industry , so an as am a ma tucket w concerned , bec e extinct , lthough , for ny ye ars it w as the he adquarters of the A merican wh ale fishery a n d the people o f the island its pioneers .

Old Fi sh Ca rt and Oil T ruck

C or n r in th e s m A e .Mu eu

sailors who served on the Ranger and B on Homme Rich ” ard C mmo Pa R , under o dore John ul Jones , in the evolution

h . ar ar n d a L a . W a m U . . , , S N Na y t t of ieut Pinkh , of ntucket , w hose personal efforts were the means of preserving the birth f Pa at A rbi land a o S a 1 83 1 . pl ce John ul Jones g , cotl nd , in A t a A a the entr nce to the ssoci tion building , set in the ground and D RS N am properly inscribed , is the OO TO E of Benj in i T a m a n 1 7 70 . He w as a a m sh , who died the gr ndson of s che A uto scot and a a D a H a a p gr ndf ther of orc s onor ble , the l st full “ ” His am blooded Indian . Wigw stood just beyond the ﬁfth ’ milestone on the Scon se t road . He w as buried i nea r the head of M acom et Pond .

' Th e MONUMENTS set ln the sidewalk ' 11 front of the Associa tion building and on Main Street opposite the end of Fair Street ’ m ark the town s meridian !north and south They were placed in position by the - an d S U . S . Coas t Geodetic urvey . Th e OLD MEETING HOUSE w as built bythe F 1 838 a by m riends in , being origin lly used the as a m as a school . It w tr nsfor ed into a place of worship in 1 864 and used as such until the last member of the society on the isla nd p assed and a a r away. The furnishings rr ngements a e

the same as in former years . m a t w The old ill , in the south p rt of the o n , ’ and the G ardner House in Sconset belong to the

A ssociation . Old Wi ndmi ll

Th e Old Mill

t t t D rom a n tr t a asa nt o o tr t . O N F M i S ee , ke Ple S u h Mill S ee A MISSI

1 5 CENTS . — l On Po s u a tch e t H a p q ills , just southwest of the town nd in “ ” n LL H LL th a t locality know as the MI I S , stands the Old a s L 1 746 a M l . w t and i l It BUI T in , the d te cut in the doors ep , the timbers used in its construction are said to h ave grown

a D a H a . U am a just cross e d orse V lley , to the south pon ex in tion it would appe ar that the larger timbers are ship timbers and it is probable tha t they were t aken from wreckage cast m m upon the shore or fro so e old hulk unﬁt for further use . 1 776 HR M LL a In , T EE I S were in oper tion on the hills , the “ one now standing being known as the E ast Mill and the “ ” m as S M o f western ost the pider ill , which stood on the site R r . S ND Prospect Hill Cemete y The FI T WI MILL , built in 1 723 w as 1 836 a a th e f , blown up in to scert in e fect of blowing up buildings with powder in case of ﬁre . During the REVOLUTION the vanes of the mills were set a a to warn incoming shipping of the ppro ch of British vessels . T h e Mill is now th e property of the Historical Association h 1 89 7 and w as purc ased in to insure its preservation .

2 7 ’ Old Coﬁin Hou se

Th e Old e s t Ho u s e o n th e Is la n d

F om a n t t ar ta nt tr t st C st r a nd r M i S ree Squ e , ke Ce re S ee , We he e O EN M S t l tr ts . O 9 O 1 D unse Hi l S ee P FR T 2 A ND 2 TO 5 . A MIS r — SI ON 1 5 CENTS . T his oute p asses OLD NORTH VE STRY Firs t CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH !page

A n interesting relic of the earlier days of N a ntucket is th e HR N H old J ET O COFFI OUSE , BUILT in 1 686 . It sta nds L on S UNSET HIL , faces south an d h as a huge HORSESHOE m m ut for ed of brick on the front of the chi ney , p there pos i s blyto keep out the witches . It w a s a wedding gift to Ma ry Gardner a nd Jethro Cofﬁn and w as built for them by Peter f a Ga a and Co ﬁn on l nd given by John rdner , f thers of the bride

groom . A mong the interesting features are the old FIREPLACES built of large BRICKS laid in morta r m ade from LIME ob tain e d m a and w i S R S fro se shells , the nding TAI WAY , ship R S a t a L R RD knee B ACE the corners , the origin l F OO BOA S , L split cedar LATH and hand m ade NAILS . Th e O D HEAD S TONE which m arked the site of the oldest burying ground N N N R is placed here for preserva tion . The little OPE I G EA ' i THE DOOR, through which to observe those seeking adm t a w as a a m a a it m m t nce , lso ost desir ble fe ture when is re e bered

that several hundred INDIANS roamed a t will about the island . The northeas t corner of the house w as destroyed by ﬁre many years ago and repairs were m ade without regard to the original rectangul ar lines . ’ a w and t a t of C ﬁ n Hous Within stone s thro , sou he s the of

a OLD DD OCK H S t 1 7 2 0 . st nds the PA OU E , buil in 2 8 T h e Na ntucket A theneum

— P u blic Libra ry A th e n e um

— T h e Atheneum is on Federal Street a short distance from

Main Street Square . The library occupies the lower floor of the building an d numbers nearly VOLUMES . All the

a d m a a a n d ar le ing g zines reviews e found in the rea ding room . “ STARTING IN 1 8 2 0 WITH 2 6 VOLUMES when Th e ” Na M a S a L a S w as r m ntucket ech nics oci l ibr ry ociety fo ed , th e Library h as grown to its present proportions . In 1 823 another society w as st arted called Th e Columbia n Library

S a a n a m ociety , which , fter existence of four ye rs , co bined “ L a a with the ﬁrst as the U nited ibr ry Associ tion . In 1836 a Ma S w as f a a lot on in treet o fered the ssoci tion , provided the sum of w as ra ised with which to erect a suitable build

w as a bu t ma w as ing , re lized , the lot being s ll it ex changed with the proprietors of the Universalist Church and

w as ur a w as as a a their building , which p ch sed , ﬁtted up libr ry “ and the association incorporated as THE NA NTUCKET ” w as ATHENEUM . The Church building destroyed in the great ﬁre of 1 846 and from the insurance thereon the PRESENT IN 1 4 7 as STRUCTURE , OPENED 8 , w erected . Above the

m m m a H LL . a library is a A The useu , which for ny ye rs occu

a u h as a f pied room in this b ilding , been pl ced in the ﬁreproo i structure of the Historical Assoc ation on Fair Street .

29 Birth place of M ar ia Mitchel]

M a ria Mitch e ll B ir thp la c e a n d M e m o ria l

’ ’ M a in Street to S OLDIER S A ND SAILOR S M ONU MENT !page t t O EN D L E CE T UND RO Milk Street o Ves al Street . P AI Y , X P S AY, F M

1 EN . TO 1 2 A ND T O 5 . AD MIS SION 5 C T S M R M H LL This old house , now the property of the A IA ITC E

M M R L SS N a a a a and E O IA A OCIATIO of V ss r gr du tes others ,

1 902 w as L 1 790 and a a founded in , BUI T in st nds on Vest l M 181 S , S , , 8 treet just west of ilk treet where in August , this noted a stronomer w as born .

I 1 847 a a n while studying with her f ther , whose observ tory stood on the southwest corner of Gardner and North Liberty

S D S O R D THE M a treets , she I C VE E , CO ET which be rs her

am and m th e K of D m a m a n e received , fro ing en rk , a gold ed l offered for the discovery of a new comet . U pon being PRE S ENTED WITH A TELESCOPE in 1 85 8 sh e built an observa tory w hich stood just b ack of the Cof ﬁn School and in 1 863 w as m a de PROFESS OR OF ASTRONOMY and director of a at a a sh e the observ tory V ss r College , which position held u 1 888 a a a t ntil , when on ccount of f iling he lth she re ired , being

d m u a t m a 1 . e professor e erit s , her de h occurring in 889 In the y ard of th e Vestal Street house stands the ﬁreproof MEM

ORIAL OBSERVATORY , a square brick building with re volv m in 1 908 and u ing do e , built by subscription eq ipped with the

d . M i telescope presente to Prof itchell n 1 85 8 . T0 women a stronomers the Association off ers an astronomical fellowship

' of The LIBRARY contains many inter e stin g b ooks i relat n g to Nantucket . 30 ’ ’ So ld ie rs a n d S a ilo rs M o n um e nt

a n t t t NU E M i S ree o M O M NT S QUARE .

IN 1 8 74 m y a a th e , with the one r ised by loc l subscription , rr c n um ent w as erected in memory of the 74 fellow - townsmen w h o gave up th eir lives in battle d n uring the Civil W ar . Na tucket gained the distinction of “ BANNER TOWN of the com m onw e alth , by sending into the a m and avy 339 m e n 56 r y n ,

more than her quot a . For the b ase of the monument w as used one of the millston es “ ” f rom the ROUND TOP MILL, w h ich stood on th e hill in wha t is now the North Cemetery ; It w a s t aken down in 1 8 73 .

Bra n t Po in t

om a n tr t ar ta Fr M i S ee Squ e , ke era Broa a a nd E ast n Fed l , d , Be ch o

tr THRE - U RTER S eets . E Q A S OF A

MILE . Passes th e ATHENEUM PUBLIC LIBRARY !pa ge and

th e NA NTUCKET ATHLETIC CLUB .

A s a CONTINUOUS LIGHT H O U S E S I T E this is the LD IN R an O EST AME ICA , d the second lighthouse on t his side of the Atlantic w as ERECTED here in 1 746 . Th e ﬁrst

Old Li h th o i' se B ant o n t g , r P i 3 1 “ Nan tucket A th letic C lub

w a s G a a Ha lighthouse built on re t Brewster isl nd , Boston rbor ,

1 7 1 6 but 1 754 w as a a and h as in , in this site b ndoned the light

ma a on L r n ow a L since been int ined ittle B ewster , c lled ight _ h a . T e u w as a Ne w L house isl nd third lightho se erected t ondon ,

C t a a a . onnec icut , bout twenty ye rs l ter Brant Point light w as not controlled by the Government

1 795 am e a n? at h a until , being ong the ﬁrst ight t ke over t t time . No less than TEN LIGHTHOUSES have been built

an d are a at m on this point , two st nding the present ti e , the others having been blown down or destroyed by ﬁre . “ T he sm all white LIGHTHOUSE ON THE TIP OF THE N a a a w a s L POI T , which gu rds the entr nce to the h rbor , BUI T L H 2 1 90 1 . Th e 6 a a 490 in IG T is feet bove the w ter , of

- NDL R and 6 m . a w as CA E POWE , is visible % iles The l ntern m OLD R a 600 taken fro the TOWE st nding feet west , which

a s 1 85 6 a a w built in , the ch nge in loc tion being due to the making ou t of the point . Th e new RANGE LIGHTS of skele

in 1 908 m a a ton construction , erected , were de necess ry by a i a ch ng ng the course of the dredged ch nnel , since which time f a ea 1 838 a a the old cli f r nge b cons , erected in ne r the b thing

a . h n are beach , h ve been discontinued All lig ts on the poi t

ﬁxed white . In form er years a ROPEWALK s tood near the point an d S ALTWORKS were in able qua ntities of se a H s alt being obtained . S IP e located on the h arbor and w as a on side shipbuilding c rried quite extensively , two marine railways being available for the removal of the larger vessels from the water . 3 2

h o u s e s an d Ligh t sh ips

“ t re d ine and the oints - oi int re st Le mainland is sh ow n by the dot e d l , p e

th e ne are st oint on route to the ob e ct de si nate d . .nce in statute miles from p j g 4 ute s from Oak Bluffs to om Woods Hole to Oak Bluff s, 8 mile s, 0 min ;

. 3 0 minute s . tal time , 4 h ours and

’ int farth e st aw a be in ne ar Cross Ri Li htshi w here te ame r, the po y g p g p

i s . iidistant, 7 % m le Th e li h ts h i is h a l f w a betw e en Oak fre que ntly throw n on board . g p y

h izon in theorde r name d : Hou s e s on T u cke r n u ck Ma dd aket mg th e or , , vhich th e tow n of Nantucke t is hidde n . n rse 1ge d to Sto eho .

Old Nor th Ve stry

No r th Ve s try - Firs t Co n gre g a tio n a l Ch urch ' “ ” No r th Ch ure o r No r th To w e r

ro a t t S a ta tr t t r TR m in S n Str t o he C . VE F M ree qu re , ke Ce e ee , hu ch S Y

STAND S IN THE REAR . m This old eetinghouse , now used a s N the orth Church Vestry , is BUILT OF ISLAND TIMBER an d w as E R E C T E D I N 1 7 1 1 ne ar Max cys pond about one mile west from the junction of West Centre 1 765 and North Liberty Streets . In

it w as moved to BEACON HILL , where the Congregational Church a and 1 834 w as a a now st nds , in g in moved to m ake room for the pres e n t church in connection with which

it is still used . In the tower of this old building in

1 78 7 RS N H - H , . the FI T IG T WATC MA N w as stationed to keep a look and 1 800 a LL out for ﬁre , in BE h RS weig ing pounds , the FI T THE SL ND w as ON I A , hung in a o a North Ch urch the belfry , new t wer h ving been 34 d and M R N N THE LL m erecte , the CUSTO OF I GI G BE , orn

in and a a . T h e w as a g , noon night , in ugur ted tower t ken down when the m eetinghouse w as moved to its present position in 1 834 and the NEW CHURCH building w as erected in the same year . The present ediﬁce originally h ad a steeple but it w as a and w as a a z considered uns fe t ken down , being repl ced h m a bt e four in rets which adorn the belfry . A 19 14 a w as a In pril, , the old bell , b eing cr cked , repl ced byIa NEW BELL bearing the following inscription :

R n i g out the old , ring in the new ; R n a i g out the f lse , ring in the true ; Ring out the darkn ess of the land ; R a ing in the Church th t is to be .

P resented to the Ftrst Congrega ’ troma i Chrtreh o Na ntucket Mas f , s .

byMr . a nd Mrs . HenryLang

A . D . 1 19 4 .

T h e bell w as cast by the n M Co . N . e eely Bell , of Troy ,

Y . w , eighs over pounds , and w as rung for the ﬁrst time n E a o ster Sunday. h T e OLD BELL , after rem ov ing the tongue as a momento of m a a a its ny ye rs of service , w s m sent to the elting pot .

Un ita ria n Ch urch “ ” So u th To w e r

rom a n tr t a r ta F M i S ee Squ e , ke n D N Ora ge Stree t. A MISSIO to th e tow er !not open at a ll hours) ca n be obtained of th e a ttendant w h o rings th e bell at seven in th e m orning a nd a t noon ERECTED in 1809 the old an d i church tower , w th its gilded a a dome flashing in the sunlight , st nds gu rd over the town , ever ready to give warning in case of danger . In its oaken tower is loca ted the TOWN CLOCK an d historic OLD BELL which sounds the alarm in case of ﬁre and rings out the hours of the

a at S N m da pealing forth for little while EVE in the orning , y, a m h as at NOON , and at NINE in the evening , custo which prevailed in the old town for m an y years . a a a a m a w as sta In 1 787 as a precaution g inst ﬁre , w tch n ,

' a n a m n n ow tione d in th e tow e r of the Congreg tio l eeti ghouse , 35 N . U m th e S the old orth Vestry pon co pletion of this , econd a a U a a Congreg tion l Church !now nit ri n) , with its ﬁne tower , “ R H ” the South Tower , the TOWE WATC w as transferr ed and a 1 00 a V w as r m a a n for ne rly ye rs the nightly igil he e int i ed , ” 1907 a n being discontinued in , the w tch bei g considered unnecessary owing to the installation of the AUTOMATIC

FIRE ALARM .

D ia g r a m o f th e P o in ts o f In te r e s t Vis ib l e “ ” f r o m S o u th To w e r

NO R T H

Ha S

From th e LOOKOUT , the ﬂoor of which is 80 feet above the tr and 1 20 a se a a N 1 4 s eet feet bove level , FI E VIEW of over m an di can h a d a and iles in y rection be of the town , isl nd , surrounding waters . From the b ase of the tower to the tip of T h a 4 the vane spindle is 1 1 0 feet . e clock dials re 9 feet inches in diameter .

Th e FIRS T TOWN CLOCK w as placed in the tower in 1 823 . th e island and a m a a It w as built on g ve ny ye rs of service , being R S N L K 1 88 1 a repla ced by the P E E T C OC in , gift to the town a LD ’ by William Hadw e n Starbuck . In the belfry h ngs the O

LISBON BELL , noted for its rem arkable sweetness of tone . It weighs pounds an d w as one of a set of six bells cas t 36

C liff B athing Bea ch a nd North Shore Cliff s

a m a m were admitted upon the p y ent of s all fee. It w as closed a a a in 1 898 , the fund being in dequ te for its successful oper tion . Legislative permission having been obtained and the per u a a w as manent f nds dded to by don tion , it reopened in 1 903 a as a M N L R to all students , without ch rge , A UA T AINING a SCHOOL , in cooper tion with the public school system . a RD R S I t is m anaged by BOA OF T U TEES , while the rais ing of additional funds with which to broaden its sphere of usefulness is looked after by the Cofﬁ n School A ssociation of a m m a i Nantucket , org nized to pro ote the interests of Ad ir l S r ’ Isaac C ofﬁn s Lancasteri an School . L S S S m a a a a C A E in ech nic l dr wing , wood working , c binet e and a are a and an a work , s wing b sketry t ught , ddition to the a a a m building h as been m de for dep rt ent of dom estic science . Th e school w as ORIGINALLY LOCATED on the east side a a L T a S S . h e of F ir treet , short dist nce north of yons treet LD N A S R ED PRE SENT BUI I G W E ECT in 1 85 2 . ISAAC COFFIN w as born in Boston in 1 75 9 and died a t 9 a am E a 183 80 a . a e Cheltenh , ngl nd , in , ged ye rs At the g of i Na am an m a and fourteen he entered the Br tish vy , bec e Ad ir l , m a after retiring fro ctive life returned to A merica . Visiting

Na a - a a ristram f w as ntucket , where his gre t gr ndf ther , T Co ﬁn , a one of the ﬁrst settlers , he found thriving town of

a m a m a him . I popul tion , ny of who were kin to nterested in a a a am their welf re he est blished the school which be rs his n e , and a m a a m h as a a which , under c reful n ge ent , incre sed in v lue m m r and beco e one of the pro inent institutions , eﬂecting his

” sound judgment an d thoughtfulness for the betterm ent of others . 38 C liff B a thing Be ach

Th e Cliff B a thin g B e a ch

rom a n tr t a r ta ra roa B a n N rt F M i S ee Squ e , ke Fede l , B d , e ch a d o h a tr t t t E Be ch S ee s o h e bea ch road . ON MILE . Pa sses the PUB LIC

—e LIBRARY A THENEUM !page and th e NANTUCKET ATHLETIC

CLUB .

CONVE NCE KE RE U R TR ro YA S MA G LA IPS f m M a in Street Square .

O T a s OLD NORT H R a l at 1 0 1 1 an 1 2 r t rn n B A le ve H W A F d i y , d ; e u i g leave s beach a t and

N Under the ORTH S HORE CLIFFS , where the WESTERN

f a a JETTY juts out into the sound , is the Cli f B thing Be ch , LL noted for its ﬁne STI WATER bathing . T h e proximity of the GULF STREAM direct from the Straits

a f a a a at an of Florid , which lows ne rer the isl nd th n y other a a a a m M R point on the co st , renders the w ter of w r er TE PE A

R a a a t a a a TU E th n is usu lly found this l titude , the ver ge being from 70 to 74 degrees during the summer months .

Th e a L N a and mm l nd upon which the PAVI IO st nds , in the i e i d a e i h as a a as a L RK t vic nity , been set p rt PUB IC PA to insure for all the full enjoyment of this broa d expanse of beautiful bea ch overlookin g Nantucket sound . Further in shore and just ba ck of the p avilion is the site of “ ” L H f a a 1 838 the BUG IG TS , or cli f r nge be cons , erected in by the Government as an aid to the m ariner in p assing in and

e e a out over the b ar . !S p ge S mm 1 88 1 The building of the J ETTIE , co enced in , together a t ma a y with the new range lights on Br nt Poin , de unnecess r the further continuance of this station . LIGHT an d FOG SIGNAL S are located on the outer e nd of the eastern jetty ; the light FLASHES WHITE and is of

- 2 90 CANDLE POWER .

39 R o tc h !R o a ch) Wa r e h o u s e

This old building is located at the foot of Main Street Sq ua re an d w as ERECTED in 1 77 2 as an ofﬁ ce and warehouse by William Rotch S M S S H N RS ons , FA OU IPOW E and the leading whaling merchants

of th at day. 1 7 73 a In , three wh le ships belong “ R ﬁ rm DA R ing to the otch , the T ” “ ” “ MOUTH , BEAVER , and BED ” FORD , after discharging cargoes L a of oil in ondon , were ch rtered by the E ast India Company to

carry te a to Boston . U pon their a a an w as rriv l , l ding refused owing to an objectionable tax having been a th e te a K pl ced upon by the ing , the vessels were boarded an d th e “ ” BOSTON TEA PARTY w a s held upon the decks of the Nantucket a te a wh le ships , the being thrown Rotch Wa reh ou se overboard into the h arbor . Th e FIRS T S HIP TO FLY THE A MERICAN FLAG in a “ ” British port w as the Bedford an d the FIRS T WHA LESHIP TO ROUND CAPE HORN in search of wh ales in the Pa ciﬁc “ ” w as a am te a the Be ver , both belonging to the trio of f ous ships and the Rotch ﬁrm . In the old whaling days it w as the custom for the shipmasters “ ’ ” to meet in the CAPTAINS ROOM , which is on the lower ” l S a and th e f oor looking out upon the qu re , discuss news of

Old J ail and House of Correction

40 T h e Nor t or stw a T ow a r T u cke rnuck h Sh e , We rd d

a Th e m h as a a the d y. roo been preserved s meeting pla ce by “ L ” the PACIFIC C UB , the present owners of the building .

J a il a n d Ho u s e o f Co rr e c tio n

’ ’ Ma in Street to SOLDIER S A ND SAILOR S M O NUM ENT !page

tr t to sta tr t a ss n - BIRTHPLA CE OF R Milk S ee Ve l S ee , p i g MA IA MIT ’ C E a 3 0 to a w is o a t a of th e a o s o H LL !p ge ) j il , hich l c ed b ck j il r h use w here a s m pplica tion hould be ade for a dmission .

R D 1 805 Na When these buildings were E ECTE in , ntucket w as a a a thriving town of bout popul tion , growing in the following 35 years to nearly the largest w haling port in a the world . A s the population gradu lly decreased to so h as e a the institution outlived its usefuln ss , until tod y the old

a a . buildings st nd , interesting relics of the p st a and a With its whitew shed interior , huge wooden doors he vy 1 a OLD L a as a m a i on f stenings , the JAI st nds en ce to the a an a a wrongdoer , with r rely unfortun te to test its crude f sten ings Th e HOUSE OF CORRECTION , the l arger of the two w as a t a and m 1 e se nt buildings , built Qu ise oved to its p site in 1 854 .

Th e Cliff — No r th Sh o r e

rom a n tr e t a r ta ntr tr t t o Nor t or Hi to F M i S e Squ e , ke Ce e S ee h Sh e ll

C ff Roa t n to ff roa s w t rn off to r t . D stan O NE li d , he ce blu by d hich u igh i ce M r . m t t R T t a MILE See a p of h e ow n or oa d ap . his ou e p sses OLD NORTH VE STRY !pa ge “ ” Th e HIGHE ST POINT on the NORTH SHORE of the island is one mile northwest from the center of the town of Na a t f a a ntucket , which point the blu f , extending w y to the w a and a a a estw rd southe sterly tow rd the town , rises to H H 6 2 . a a EIG T of feet !See sign l poles , p ge 4 1 “ ” a as L i This loc lity , known the C IFF , with ts m any beauti mm m m a m ful su er ho es , is one of the ost ch r ing sections of the island . It is not f ar distant from the Cliff bathing bea ch an d a Na on the west djoins the links of the ntucket Golf Club .

m f a a a a N Fro the blu f , overlooking the bro d s ndy be ch , FI E m a h ad a a da u VIEW y be , on cle r y, of the surro nding waters , a a i N THE nd the dist nt sh pping going D OW S OUND . On a a the right h nd the eye follows the long , s ndy stretches of OA TUE H m a SK LIFESA C BEAC , king out to the CO ATA V NG S N and R N I TATIO !index) , on beyond to G EAT POI T LIGHTHOUSE !page the white tower st anding out plainly n eight miles across the water . O the left can be seen the island TUCKERNUCK six m a a and m of !index) , iles w y , three iles a MUSKEGET and MUSKE GET beyond , the isl nd of the N S N LIFESAVI G TATIO !index) , the ﬁrst object to be seen on approaching Nantucket from the m ainland . M R IS S L m f a a The STEA E VI IB E , fro the blu f , for ne rly n hour before it rea ches the wharf . The Clubhouse of the NA NTUCKET GOLF CLUB is located on the Cliff road which leads to the wa terworks !page 43) i H La THE RS nearly oppos te the end of inckley ne , COU E , which extends for some distance on both sides of the road and s a a n as f ar a the st ndpipe , tr verses the section know to the ”

I as ann acome t m a a a u . ndi ans W , e ning be tiful ﬁeld

Hinckley Lane runs from the Cliff Roa d to the bea ch . At the foot of the lane and below th e bluff is SACHEM SPRING . 42 — ’ Standp ipe Wa nna com e t W a te r Vt orks

Wa n n a c o m e t Wa te r Wo rks

rom a n tr t ar ta C ntr tr t to Nort o H to F M i S ee Squ e , ke e e S ee h Sh re ill C ff R oa ass n Cl o s and n s of - th e N NTU C ET O li d , p i g ubh u e Li k A K G LF

- C UB a TW O A ND ONE U RTER E . Or a n t t L !p ge Q A MIL S M i S ree , r t Ma ddake t R oa d a nd a c oss h e comm ons .

On a the north side of the isl nd , just beyond the course of ’ Na G N antu cke t s m am a the ntucket olf Club , is one of ost f ili r a m a S ND W ann acomet a l nd rks , the TA PIPE of the W ter n a a a am m m a Works . O ppro ching the isl nd by ste er fro the in RS S N an d land it is the FI T OBJECT EE on the north shore , is of p articular interest as it stands near and practically m arks T h e R N L the l anding place of the ﬁrst settlers . O IGI A TANK , m w as E R D 1 879 re elevated on iron colu ns , ECTE in , being pla ced by the PRESENT STANDPIPE in 1909 . It is 30 feet M R 80 an d 1 4 1 in DIA ETE , feet high , the top is FEET ABOVE m L . a a a SEA LEVE The re of the W shing pond close by , fro a a is a u a a a a which the w ter is t ken , bo t eight cres with c p city a m a 15 of about g llons , in so e pl ces it is feet deep ,

a and it S R N SPR N S . the b ottom is s ndy , is fed by T O G I G There are TWO PUMPING PLA NTS AT THE POND A ND ’ A N AUXILIARY AT WYER S VALLEY , just south of the town ’ at the beginning of the State road to Sconse t an d near the fair a m DR N LLS grounds , w ter fro IVE WE being forced into the

at a . mains when required , this st tion

Muske ge t Lifesa ving Station 43 T h e E a st Pond -T u cke rnu ck

The plan for supplying Nantucket with water w as originated nd 7 a M r . Na 1 8 7 at worked out by oses Joy , J , of ntucket , in ,

which time the rain b arrel and pump were the sources of supply .

Tw o a a ye rs l ter water w as led into the town . While it would be h ard to ﬁnd a like area so ideally situated and FREE FROM CONTAMINATING S OURCES as that from which the town of Nantucket and nearby sections derive

h a a a r ma t eir w ter supply , still further ssur nce of pu ity y be h ad from the fact that the WATER IS REGULARLY A NA LYZED by the state Department of Health as required by the

laws of Massachusetts . The MOST HISTORIC QUARTER OF THE ISLAND is in th e vicinity of the waterworks and the si te of the standpipe

affords a most interesting point of observation . Just below

is the WASHING POND , so called because it w as here tha t the s ettlers wa s hed their sheep ; a nd a h alf mile beyon d is

CUPA UM ND m a a se a PO , for erly h rbor open to the , where ’ the SETTLERS LANDED , the site of TRIS TRAM COFFIN S HOUSE being m arked by a granite post just southwest of the

a pond . !Se e p ge

On a k a a an d a noll cross the ro d , south of the st ndpipe , is the site of th e OLDEST BURYING GROUND !see pa ge and a short dis tance beyond stood the FIRST CHURCH !now oue " N o and a . The the old orth Vestry) , scho lh s ) townhouse , j il

RS N a Sh erburn e m is site of the FI T TOW , c lled , extended fro th

a a quarter s till fur ther on tow rd the he d of Humm ock Pond . Looking b a ck over the LINKS OF THE NANTUCKET GOLF CLUB is the section known to the Indians as Wa nna ”

m m a a a u . co et , e ning be utif l ﬁeld

A SS . HU MA N E 5 0 C. B O A T HO U S E.

NORTH GU LLV ROA D W 'RELESS TA N D P l P ﬁ

GULLY

S OU T H GULLY R O A D

TO TOM N

COPYRIGH | 9 1 T, 0 , B ' C ntr tr t Sconse t e e S ee , enjoy the ﬁne S URF BATHING , free from the dreaded under a a a a ir a tow , or lounge bout the s nds , bre the the pure , l den ’ a a an d a a as a with the oce n s s ltness , w tch the bre kers they d sh upon the shore . th e a a POSTOFF and a m In vill ge is ICE nu ber of good stores , where provisions of all kinds can be obtained . There are several L L HOTE S , a schoolhouse and a CHAPE , where services are l b y all m a R ma a . held deno in tions in turn , inc uding o n C tholic

Of historic interest is the OLD TOWN PUMP , where for n early a hundred years the villagers gathered to await their a u a a a m t a and turn for the d ily s pply of w ter , gener l ee ing pl ce

i Th e w as 1 7 76 . h as news d strib uting center . well dug in It been superseded by a MODERN WATER SYSTEM , built in 1904 which furnishes the purest of water derived from 1 a D RN S M R driven wells . In 9 14 MO E YSTE OF SEWE

“

AGE DISPOSAL w as installed . a V a th While there re many old houses in the ill ge , one of OLD RDN R H and m . oldest , ost interesting , is the GA E OUSE h Na His on Broadway . t is now t e property of the ntucket torical A ssoci ation w h o p urch ased it to insure the preserva ’ tion of a typica l Sconset

dwelling .

A well - equipped CAS IN NN 0 , TE IS COURTS , a n d natural 1 8 h o l e

GOLF COURSE , with the excellent and s afe a a n d a surf b t h i n g , PAVILION where warm salt wa ter baths can be

‘ h ad a , suggest few of the

attractions . To SA NKA TY HEAD LIGHTHOUSE !p a g e ‘ Old Sconse t Pump and Shell Street 50) is a most delightful 4 7 ‘ S conse t C a sino

walk . It is reached by a well worn FOOT PATH ALONG THE D THE L a a om LOW E GE OF B UFF , which , rising gr du lly fr H a Sanka t H a m m BEAC , extends northw rd to y e d , iles fro th e a at a an a 9 2 vill ge , which point it re ches elev tion of feet , the HIGHEST POINT ON THE COAST of the island . A am 2 mi ove th e m an d am tr p of % les r oors , ong the hills west Sank at i H H S P N ON THE of y, br ngs one to the IG E T OI T ’ ISLAND , where the summit of Saul s Hills rea ches an eleva a tion of 1 02 feet above the level of the se . 19 1 RS MM R A L IR L S S L In 0 , the FI T CO E CI W E E TE E ’ R PH S N IN M R w as a in Sconse t G A TATIO A E ICA loc ted , a nd stood directly south of the present station and on the m opposite side of Ma in Street . It w as oved to its present 1905 and m a a a a ; position in , ore powerful pp r tus inst lled Communication can be h a d with the NANTUCKET SHOALS L H HI a 50 m a a IG TS P , anchored bout iles southe st of the isl nd , -or with the OCEAN LINERS which p ass a t still grea ter dis

‘ Broadw ay Sconse t 4 8 ’ r a t S on se t Su f , c

a . On a a 23 1909 a a t nce J nu ry , , this st tion c ught the distress ” “ ” a C - - D am R sign l Q sent out by the ste ship epublic , then in a Sinking condition with severa l hundred pa ssengers on a m a a a bo rd , who , but for the ti ely c ll for ssist nce sent out by

a a . Th e this st tion , would h ve gone down with the vessel a 6 m collision took pl ce 2 iles southwest of the lightship , or about 70 miles south of the island . f and a Low a Along the blu f cross Be ch , on the southwest , ’ 1 m m Sconse t % iles fro , is

’ To m Ne ve r3 He a d a n d P o n d

’ rom Nant t ta ta t Roa as for Sconse t a to th e F ucke ke S e d , !p ge ’ ” T om N s R oa w t rns off st on th e ﬁft m ston . ever d , hich u ju bey d h ile e

SIX A ND ONE HALF M ILES .

’ T om Never s Hea d is the S OUTHERNMOST POINT of Na a a m N R S L ND ON ntucket isl nd , dist nt fro the EA E T A

THE S H by a t m . OUT , the West Indies , bou iles ’ T o From the bea ch the HEADLAND , where the m Never s L a an a of 60 H H S odge is loc ted , rises to elev tion feet , the IG E T d af s OF THE BLUFFS ALONG THE S OUTH SHORE , an ford an unobstruc ted View of the ocean and the surf as it breaks ’ upon Low Beach and on toward Sconset . an d a SURF BA THIN a a S ND H Fine s fe G , bro d , A Y BEAC , .

“ and PURE DRINKING WATER insure am usement and the healthful ness of this section . I 18 14 a N A L a off n October , , AV L BATT E took pl ce just “ a ri ateiei Ne ufch ate l shore . The Am eric n p v Prince de with a 33 m e n w as a a crew of , returning to port , h ving c ptured the ‘‘ ’ a sh e w as a a 1 1 1 me n in ma ship Dougl s , when tt cked by , s ll “ ” i a r a E m . bo ts , from the British f ig te ndy ion The Br tish loss w as 33 37 and 30 a b ut killed , wounded t ken prisoners ; one m a w as 7 di boat escaped . The A eric n loss killed , inclu ng 49 Sankaty Hea d Lighthouse

a . H Na and 15 . T h e Ch rles J ilburn of ntucket , pilot , wounded

- n i a at. Sacach a a a w a wou ded Brit sh were l nded , bout h lf y an d Sankat H a and a a between Quidnet y e d , tr nsported in c rts “ ” D a w as a and to town , while the prize ship ougl s be ched

a S am H a a a m t . wrecked ne r qu e d , bout ile nor h of Quidnet

Sa n ka ty He a d Ligh th o u s e

’ One and one - a f m s nort of S CO NSET a Or via PO L h l ile h !p ge , o ow i e b r s R M N NE E via PIS !p a ge and f ll gu d oa d or oa d ap . I M IL S ’ t r o c e t ei he P lpis or S ons .

This LIGHTHOUSE , which stands on the eastern shore of a A R H R SEA a an a the isl nd , is F T E AT th n y of our Atl ntic L nkat coast stations . It w as BUI T in 1 849 an d stands on Sa y H a 9 2 H H S N ON THE e d , feet in height , the IG E T POI T

Sacach a on oo n ow a S anka t a t o s P d , L ki g T rd yHe d Ligh h u e 5 0 n t oo n T ow ar Sanka t a t o s Quid e , L ki g d yHe d Ligh h u e

L H COAST of the island . T h e IG T, one of the ﬁnest on the a 166 a w at er and can s at a a co st , is feet bove the be een dist nce

1 7 m . X D H 5 0 R D of iles It is FI E W ITE for seconds , VA IE

BY A WHITE FLASH , of CANDLE POWER , for 1 0 h R a t n d m . T e a seconds TOWE is white the top botto , with a broad band of red around the middle .

Q u id n e t

Via O a an d fo ow u ide b oa rds or Roa Ma E EN P LPIS !p ge ll g , d p S V

- t n t r A ND O NE HALF MILE S . Quidnet is dis ant a bout one a d h ee qua rter miles from WAUWINET !page or SA NKA TY HEAD LIGHT

o n s ca s a arran for . HOU SE !opp site) . Shore di ner n u u lly be ged

On a a a a the e stern shore of the isl nd , in th t qu rter known to ca ch a an d a the Indi ans as S QUAM , just north of Sa pond bout a w a a an d Sankat H a is m h lf ybetween W uwinet y e d , the for er H N H ML a FIS I G A ET of Quidnet , now delightful resort with a a M N a ﬂourishing SUMMER COLONY . It is f vorite CA PI G H and n a R PLACE , h as a broad SANDY BEAC , u surp ssed SU F BA THI ND a a m and af NG . T h e PO is bout ile wide fords T h e a excellen t BOATING an d PERCH FISHING . l st settle ment of the N a ntucket INDIANS w as on the west bank of the m a a and n m m n a n pond , nu erous rrow he ds sto e i ple e ts h vi g and a been found , while the hollowed boulders tr ces of the foundations of their wigwams still remain . and S acach a a m A s early as 1682 Quidnet , the l tter settle ent standing just south of the narrow strip of beach which sepa a m a a D SH N r tes the pond fro the oce n , were gre t CO FI I G STA ’ at Saca ch a w a s m S con se t TIONS . T h e last building oved to in 1 820 . Just north of Quidnet stan ds one of the BOAT HOUSES of the Massachusetts Hum ane Society an d about a mile further G a R S a along the bea ch is S QUAM HEAD . re t ound ho l

LIGHTSHIP is a nchored abou t seven miles off shore . For ’ naval b attle east of the island see T om Never s Head !p age

5 1 Wa uw inet and th e Haul - over

Wa u w in e t

R t t a t ea ched BY BOATS w hich lea ve Nor h or S e mboa Wharf a t 9 . 30 m t n 1 . m 4 . w t e sa 0 a . 2 and R n a a n t a t h m an . d 1 3 , p e ur i g le ve W u i e e

M E UP THE H RBOR . RE 2 5 CENT . Or ia hours . SIX IL S A FA S v M i R N . POLPI S !page and follow g u de boards or oa d ap . INE M ILE S t t RE RI Beyon d Polpis his rou e passes EA T FI SP NG !in dex) . ’ om CONSET a o ow at a on th e ff ass n SA N Fr S !p ge f ll p h l g blu . p i g D HTHOU E t SA A C O ND t n KATY HEA LI G S !pa ge o C HA P , he ce a on s o ass n U D NET a and U HE D to Wau l g h re , p i g Q I !p ge S Q AM A

IVE A ND NE - . w inet . F O HA LF M ILES

a am a I a a m a W uwinet , n ed fter the ndi n s che whose l nds i a i a a at H F ncluded this p rt of the sl nd , is loc ted the EAD O E ’ TH HARBOR about an hour s sail from Nantucket . It IS a m and a i a a ost interesting popul r resort , de lly situ ted for the full enjoyment and beneﬁt of the unadulterated seashore . Within a short d istance a i H L of the l nd ng , the OTE and cottages look out upon the HARBOR on one side and the OCEAN on the a a d b a nar other , sep r te y row strip of bea ch c alled “ ” - R the HA UL OVE , b e cause the ﬁshermen used to ha ul their boats

a cross it . Five m il e s northward along the bea ch !passing at 2 1 m m a 2 iles fro W uwinet , within half a mile of the COSKATA LIFE SAVING S TATION) is G R E A T P O I N T LIGHTHOUSE !page while to the southward is S Q U A M

HEAD , distant one mile 5 2

T h e Polpis Roa d

of CANDLE P OWER , with a RED SECTOR covering i k R and Tu c e rnu ck a . Cross p sho ls The TOWER is white .

P o lp is

om a n Str t S a r ta Oran t t to Sta t Roa d a nd Fr M i ee qu e , ke ge S ree e , “ fo ow uide b oards orRoad Ma E a ss n s t f NE N ll g , p , SIX MIL S , p i g i e o WTO W ” ' TE n r s a U N T T O N see a nn com t GA !i dex) , Wye V lley P MPI G S A I ! W a e “ ” at or s a O NO O n E O R N W er W k , p ge M M Y !i dex) , SHAWK M SP I G , “ ’ ” n R CO N COUNT E T a t U E n . !i dex) , MI IAM FFI S Y S A , Q AIS !i dex) r s M a ker by roa d ide .

A t a P Ha an arm Na Ha the he d of olpis rbor , of ntucket rbor , and a a i RM N L on the ro d to W uw net , is the little FA I G SETT E M N P a an d a S H L E T of olpis , consisting of few dwellings C OO a a m HOUSE . Just cross the ro d fro the schoolhouse there stood for nearly 200 years one of the oldest houses on the

a a 1 700 . isl nd , built bout 1 772 a LL N A ND L R N MLL w as In , FU I G CO O I G I erected here and the little stream which operated the mill h as since L N LL R been known as the FUL I G MI B OOK .

Oysters are grown in the harbor .

Ma dd a ke t

’ ’ n tr t O D ER A ND OR O NU ENT a 3 1 M a i S ee , by S L I S SAIL S M M !p ge )

- t Ma ddake t R oad A ND T REE U RTER E . a ss s . o , SIX H Q A MIL S P e ’ FRIEND S B URYING GROUND !page 5 7 ) BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

R s t n th n n CRA N ERR BOG . No rt rn N o o a d e o o . SP I G ! pp i e) , L g P d B Y he “ ” r N ND t th e GUT R D E t n r t t rou te c osse s LO G PO a B I G , Sou her ou e a ” “ R R f s n t s t s . MASSAS OIT B IDGE . Con ul oa d M a p See Li e avi g S a tions . This is the site of the MA DDA KET LIFESAVING STA 5 4 N in 1 89 1 and a TIO , built , few dwellings at e n d a the western of the isl nd , over looking Hither CREEK and Maddake t

HARBOR . It w as here that EDWARD

STARBUCK , THOMAS COLEMAN and THOMAS MACY built their hut an d 1 — spent the winter of 65 8 59 . They came as REPRESENTATIVES OF THE R L R FI ST SETT E S , to negotiate with the Indians regarding the purchase of a a their l nds ; lso to look over the ground , decide upon a suitable landing pla ce an d determine the best location to erect

their dwellings .

SMITH POINT , the westernmos t end th e a a of isl nd , extends bout two miles L a a west of the ifes ving St tion . A BOAT HOUSE stands oh the point a short dis a w ta t nce est of the s tion , to which it Franklin F oun tain belongs . “ ’ ” From WARREN S LANDING at Maddake t to ’ ” BROOKS S LANDING at Tu cke rnu ck !index) is about three miles . Th e a N M N R NKL N S R N fount in , or BE JA I F A I P I G , on the Madd ake t road w as erected in 190 0 an d is inscribed as follows : This tablet is erected by the Commonwea lth of Ma ssa chu mm m a a a a setts in co e or tion of Abi h Folger Fr nklin , d ughter a a and m of Peter Folger , wife of Josi h Fr nklin , other of Ben 1 1 i am a . w as 5 66 7 n a j in Fr nklin She born August , , house

2 25 ﬁft - m which stood feet , north ytwo degrees west , fro this

and n 1 75 2 . spot , died in Bosto in “ This fount ain is given to the town of Nantucket by the a a a Da m a Abi h Folger Fr nklin Ch pter , ughters of the A eric n

Revolution .

Ce m e te rie s

m t r s w t th e t on of th e o st one are HO N U ON All ce e e ie , i h excep i lde , S W P HE A P t t w T M of h e o n .

Th e m are a N ce eteries interesting , bec use of the QUAI T EPITAPHS an d the bits of history inscribed upon the old moss h LD BURYIN R ND covered stones . T e O EST G G OU is on a a M a a n a hill ne r xeys pond , ne r the site of the first tow , short distance south of the standpipe of the W ann acome t Water T h Works !page and two miles west of the town . e cemetery site is m arked by a GRANITE MONUMENT inscribed as follows : “ 1 1 a a E . D . 8 8 rected A , by descend nt of the first settlers of Nan m m m a are tucket , in e ory of those whose re ins buried on a w a this h llo ed spot , where stood the first church g thered here

' 5 5 1 7 1 1 m in , since re oved to where it now stands as the ve strv of a a the First Congreg tion l Society . — 1 609 Tristram Cofﬁn 1 68 1 — 1 598 Thom as Macy 168 2 — — 1 604 Edward Starbuck 169 0 1 6 1 7— Peter Folger 169 0 — 1 6 24 John G ardner 1 706 1 664— S a . 1 738 John w in , Jr — 1 644 John Coleman 1 7 1 5 — 1 6 26 Rieh ard G ardner 1688 15 98— Christopher Hussey — 1686 — 1 640 William Bunker 1 7 1 2

Many of the descendants of these worthy sires h ave been

“ u a and r and a disting ished for their cour ge ene g y , left record ” for others to emulate . Another stone standing about 30 feet to the eastward bears the following : Here lyes buried ye body of John Gardner E s q . aged 82 who died May 1 706 1 88 1 RE L S THE L This stone , erected in , P ACE O D ONE “ ” m O H a ma re oved to the ldest ouse for preserv tion , which rked the spot for 1 75 years . HN RDN CAP T . JO GA ER , w as one of the great men of his t a time . Invited to se tle on the isl nd to set up the tra de of ” a codfish m Sa m fishing for the t king of , he left his ho e in le , 1 72 a d m Ma a 6 n Na . He a ss chusetts , in , oved to ntucket w s a m an m am I a and 16 0 w as of uch influence ong the ndi ns , in 8 appointed CHIEF MAGIS TRATE , the highest offi ce th at a

Nantu cke te r could hold .

Th e last burial in this old cemetery took place in 1 773 . Th e NEXT OLDES T CEMETERY is the Old North or ’ Ga Ne w rdner s Burying Ground , on the northwest corner of

an La a a 1 709 . N a a is d Grove nes , d ting b ck to e r the entr nce the stone in memory of

R a f at New Ca E a . 25 Robert tli f , Born stle upon Tyne , ngl nd , Feb , 2 1 2 a 1 794 D at Na . 0 88 88 , ied ntucket , Feb , , ged

He w as a seaman on boa rd the ship Northumberland 84 guns under comm and of Sir George Cockburn that conveyed

1 . Napoleon Bonapa rte to St . Helena in 1 8 5 And received marked notice from the Great Emperor . He w as a lso a se a man in the A lbion 74 in the atta ck on the city of Washington

1 8 14 . “ In 1 820 he w as shipwrecked on the island of Nantucket as where he resided the rem ainder of his life . He w well known h as a successful m aster rigger for 5 0 years . Honored for is 5 6 integrity , respected for his uni form courtesy and beloved for ” his kindness and generosity . Within a short distance are TWO OTHER STONES mark ing the graves of shipwrecked

am a 1 77 1 . se en , d ted ’ T h e FRIENDS BURYING

GROUND , on the corner of Entrance Pr ospect Hill Cemetery Main and Saratoga Streets con a m a a m a t ins ore th n gr ves , where lie the re ins of the N R A CESTO S of nearly every Nantucketer . Th e me are ce teries , with the exception of the oldest one ,

m a m a . Old N N rked upon the p of the town , viz , orth , orth , ’ P H a and Ne w Friends , rospect ill , C tholic , Colored , Town or

South . A t the Historica l Association rooms will be found a CARD CATALOGUE of every legible inscription found upon the old gravestones .

B o o ks R e la tin g to Na n tucke t

t r Au ho .

Miriam Cofﬁn J ames C . Hart T rustum an d His Grandchildren Harriet Worron There Sh e Blows William Hussey Macy History of Nantucket Obed Ma cy a a History of the America n Whale Fishery ” . Alex nder St rbuck

Nantucket Scraps J a ne C . Austin ’

A . N Sconse t Cottage Life . Judd orthrup Quaint Nantucket William Root Bliss An Island Plant Mary C atharine Le e

Wrecks Around Nantucket Arthur H . Gardner

Ma a L . O Plants of Nantucket . . ri wen H . R N . . Views of a ntucket . J obinson i Publications of the Nantucket Historica l Associat on .

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NANTUCKET

TU CKET I SLA ND NA N , MA SS .

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s t to an a and th e s tor to Nantu t is o tu na t in vi i y pl ce , vi i cke f r e t s s e t for is to oun on e of the st of Ne w En hi re p c , here be f d be g

' and s s as d ot s a n m an o na and d st n t l e i e h el , h vi g y rig i l i i c ive fea ture s w h ich m a ke it w idely d ifferen t from th e regular hotels

n in ost so t s It o s a t om orta a fou d m re r . pr vide perfec ly c f ble pl ce t for on or s ort t m o live a l g h i e .

tt a t in its su rroun n s om t b u t mod st in its a A r c ive di g , c ple e e p

o in tments a n t a t a ir of r ﬁn m nt ss nt a to th e com p , h vi g h e e e e e i l

r f ort is m ad to a th e fort of cu lt ivat ed people . Eve y e f e h ve pla ce

as n a a om as a u ous can w ma and e rly like h e p blic h e ell be de , in ca rrying ou t t hi s idea con ven t iona l hotel features w hich are

not ess ent i a l to a proper service are elimi na ted .

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o nt s of nt e re s t its lo at on is uns ur ass e . R oom s e n s uit e t or t p i i , c i p d , wi h wi h t a a s a t e s ou b th : l o se ve r l s uite s wit h p r ivat e p i azz as . La t st yle of s a nit a ry

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