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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.
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 ...
Location of Nantucket County in Massachusetts. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Nantucket County, Massachusetts. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Nantucket County, Massachusetts, United States. Latitude and longitude ...
Nantucket — an island and town of the Cape Cod Region, and county seat of Nantucket County, Massachusetts. Subcategories. This category has the following 10 ...
Argues for residents to take lesson in preservation from Nantucket. Letter: Palm Beach's character threatened when private interests seek to bend zoning rules Skip to main content
Editor's note: This story is part of a series meant to provide voters with information ahead of the state election Nov. 5.. The state Senate seat that represents Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and ...
Siasconset is a census designated place (CDP) at the eastern end of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, United States with an elevation of 52 feet (16 m), and a population of 205 at the 2010 census. [2] Although unincorporated, the village has a post office, with the ZIP code 02564. [3]
The government of Nantucket County, which is geographically coterminous with the Town of Nantucket, is operated as a consolidated town and county government — the town selectmen (executive branch) act as the county commissioners. This is the only such example of a true consolidated city-county in New England.