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Nantucket (/ ˌ n æ n ˈ t ʌ k ɪ t /) is an island about 30 miles (48 km) south from Cape Cod. [1] Together with the small islands of Tuckernuck and Muskeget, it constitutes the Town and County of Nantucket, a combined county/town government in the state of Massachusetts, United States.
Nantucket is a uniquely preserved New England seaport, largely developed during the late 18th and early 19th centuries when the whaling industry dominated the town's economy. By 1774, Nantucket accounted for about sixty percent of the New England whaling fleet. In 1840, the town's population peaked at roughly 9,000.
1671 – Town incorporated. [5] 1672 – Town relocated to Wescoe from Madaket. [6] 1673 – Town named "Sherburne." [5] 1683 – Island becomes part of Dukes County, Province of New York. [6] 1686 – Jethro Coffin house built. [6] 1692 – Island becomes part of the Province of Massachusetts Bay. [2] 1695 – Nantucket County established. [6]
“Nantucket is an amazing island if you like to bike,” Gailliot says. "You can spend 48 hours on Nantucket without ever having to rent a car. The town spent the last decade on bike paths that ...
Town of Nantucket Current. Last year, three GE Vernova blades broke at the Alfstedt-Ebersdorf onshore wind farm in Germany. An independent investigation into the incident is still ongoing and ...
Nantucket: Town Nantucket (seat) Open town meeting 14,255 105.3 sq mi (272.73 km 2) 47.8 sq mi (123.80 km 2) 1671 Uxbridge: Town Worcester Open town meeting 14,162