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Nantucket is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Nantucket in Nantucket County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 7,446 at the 2010 census . Geography
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Nantucket (/ ˌ n æ n ˈ t ʌ k ɪ t /) is an island in the state of Massachusetts in the United States, about 30 miles (48 km) south of the Cape Cod peninsula. [1] Together with the small islands of Tuckernuck and Muskeget, it constitutes the Town and County of Nantucket, a combined county/town government. Nantucket is the southeasternmost ...
Protected areas of Nantucket, Massachusetts (2 P) Pages in category "Geography of Nantucket, Massachusetts" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
Tuckernuck is an island in the town and former whaling port of Nantucket, Massachusetts, west of Nantucket Island and east of Muskeget Island. Its name allegedly means "a loaf of bread". [1] The island has an area of about 900 acres (360 hectares). [2] The highest point is about 50 feet (15 m).
The Nantucket Historic District is a National Historic Landmark District that encompasses the entire island of Nantucket, Massachusetts. The original December 13, 1966 listing on the National Register of Historic Places included only the historic downtown core and the village of Siasconset , but was expanded in 1975 to include the entire island ...
The county was transferred to Massachusetts on October 7, 1691, and at the same time Nantucket Island was split into the separate Nantucket County, Massachusetts. The 1695 incorporation statute created a county "by the name of Dukes County," as opposed to the standard form "the county of Dukes" which is the reason for the redundancy in the ...
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