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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]
Long Point is a peninsula located in Provincetown, Massachusetts, United States, at the extreme tip of Cape Cod, as it curls back in on itself to create Provincetown Harbor. The Long Point Light was built on this point in 1827. The lighthouse once shared this peninsula with a settlement of fishermen that came to be known as Long Point ...
Chappaquiddick Island (/ ˌ tʃ æ p ə ˈ k w ɪ d ɪ k / CHAP-uh-KWID-ik; [1] Massachusett language: Noepe tchepi-aquidenet; [2] colloquially known as "Chappy”) is a peninsula and occasional island off the eastern end of Martha's Vineyard. Norton Point, a narrow barrier beach, connects Martha's Vineyard and Chappaquiddick between Katama and ...
Beach stretching north with Cape Poge Bay, left. Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge is a wildlife refuge on Chappaquiddick Island (Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts) owned and managed by The Trustees of Reservations. The refuge consists of 516 acres (2.09 km 2) and includes the 1893 Cape Poge Lighthouse.
Fifty years ago, film crews descended on Massachusetts to make the first film.
Wasque [1] (/ ˈ w eɪ s k w iː /, "way-squee") or Wasque Beach [2] is a 200-acre (0.81 km 2) nature reserve on Chappaquiddick Island, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.The site was established as a reservation for the public in 1967 and is one of five conservation areas on "the Vineyard" [3] managed by the Trustees of Reservations.
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.
South Beach runs the entire length of the southern end of Martha's Vineyard, however the name "South Beach" commonly refers to a stretch of public beach that is demarcated by Herring Creek Road on the west and Chappaquiddick Island on the east. The name Norton Point is given to the stretch of beach that runs from Katama Road to Wasque Point ...