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West Tisbury is a town located on Martha's Vineyard in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,555 at the 2020 census. [1] Along with Chilmark and Aquinnah, West Tisbury forms "Up-Island" Martha's Vineyard.
Martha's Vineyard constitutes the bulk of Dukes County, Massachusetts, which also includes the Elizabeth Islands and the island of Nomans Land. The island's year-round population has considerably increased since the 1960s. In the 2023 Martha's Vineyard Commission report, the year-round population was 20,530, an increase from 16,460 in 2010. [3]
Martha's Vineyard Museum (MV Museum), originally named the "Dukes County Historical Society," is a historical and cultural museum located in Vineyard Haven and founded in 1922. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] History
Correllus State Forest is a 5,100-acre (2,100 ha) forest principally used for biking and hiking. Situated in the center of Martha's Vineyard, the park is the focus of one of the largest environmental restoration projects in the country as the DCR is working to bring back the park's native ecosystem.
Tisbury is a town located on Martha's Vineyard in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,815 at the 2020 census. [1] Vineyard Haven is the main village/town center of Tisbury. The two names are used interchangeably. [2]
In 1914 the Vineyard Gazette referred to the community as the "Hart Settlement off the Beach Road". [3] Eventually other New England families such as the Eddys and Youngs married into the Harts, for example when Ethelbert Allen Moore married Martha Hart, a daughter of William H. Hart. [ 4 ]
The "Big Pier", built in 1888, juts into the Vineyard Sound; The Jetty, built in the first half of the 20th century, separates Vineyard Haven Harbor from Vineyard Sound, and marks the eastern end of the club's waterfront; Two clay tennis courts, built c. 1911, are located next to the West Chop Inn
Through the concern and effort of the Martha's Vineyard community, the East Chop Light survives today as an iconic symbol of the island's rich maritime history. In 1987, the East Chop Light was placed on the National Register of Historic Places as East Chop Light , while under management of VERI through its United States Coast Guard license ...