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The Thimble Islands is an archipelago consisting of small islands in Long Island Sound, located in and around the harbor of Stony Creek in the southeast corner of Branford, Connecticut. The islands are under the jurisdiction of the United States with security provided by the town of Branford police and the US Coast Guard.
The Stony Creek–Thimble Islands Historic District is a historic district encompassing a 19th-century summer resort area in Branford, Connecticut.Located in the southeastern part of the town, it encompasses the mainland Stony Creek neighborhood, and all of the major Thimble Islands which lie offshore from Stony Creek in Long Island Sound.
Cut in Two Island, East and West, are two of the Thimble Islands off Stony Creek, a section of Branford, Connecticut. It is actually two separate islands, but, as the name suggests, it looks like a single island that was cleaved in two.
Money Island is one of the Thimble Islands off Stony Creek, a section of Branford, Connecticut. It is named after a legend that Captain Kidd buried his treasure there. The island, 12 acres (49,000 m 2) in size, bears an entire village of 32 houses, a post office, and one library. Former buildings included a school, a church, and a grocery store.
Thimble Islands (14 P) ... Goose Island (Guilford) Great Captain Island; Gull Rock, Madison; M. Menunketesuck Island; N. North and South Brother Islands (Connecticut)
Outer Island in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Outer Island is a 5-acre island located in Long Island Sound. It is one of the Thimble Islands, a small archipelago just south of Stony Creek, a hamlet of Branford, Connecticut. Outer Island is the southern terminus and most remote island found within this archipelago.
The Norwegian Epic was sailing from Jamaica to the Bahamas on Thursday, Dec. 26, when the 51-year-old passenger went overboard around 3 p.m. local time, a cruise line spokesperson said in ...
One of the Thimble Islands, High Island once served as a hideout for famed pirate Captain Kidd. Kidd's Harbor on the island, as well as nearby Kidd's Island , were named for him. Money Island was named for the legend that he allegedly buried a portion of his treasure here.