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Lunging, Duck, and Cedar islands are also part of the Isles of Shoals. Lunging, on the New Hampshire side of the border, formerly Londoner's Island, was the site of an early trading post for codfish. Today it is privately owned. Duck and Cedar are islands on the Maine side.
Captain John Smith mapped the Isles of Shoals in 1614 and named them "Smyth's Isles". [5] There is a monument remaining today on Star Island, built in 1864 to commemorate the 250th anniversary of John Smith's trip. [6] The islands were settled in the early 17th century by seasonal fishermen working the North Atlantic coast.
The Isles of Shoals Light, also known as "White Island Light", on White Island, in the Isles of Shoals, New Hampshire, was first built in 1821. The present structure was built in 1865. [1] [2] [3] The lighthouse and the island are protected by the state as White Island State Historic Site.
"It was blowing pretty good at the Isles of Shoals," a National Weather Service meteorologist said. Blizzard pounds Seacoast NH, Maine. Winds hit hurricane force off coast at Isles of Shoals.
White Island State Historic Site in Rye, New Hampshire, protects 5 acres (2.0 ha) of White Island and the Isles of Shoals Light, an 1865 lighthouse and keeper's cottage. [1] Access to White Island is by boat.
Smuttynose Island (formerly "Smutty-nose") is a 27-acre island [1] in the Isles of Shoals, a group of small islands and tidal ledges located 6 miles (10 km) off the coast of New Hampshire and 7 miles (11 km) off the coast of Maine, United States.
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A charming small original daybook from this time period was re-published in part, in 1992, titled The Isles of Shoals Remembered, by Caleb Mason. The island is home to Shoals Marine Laboratory, run cooperatively by Cornell University and the University of New Hampshire since the early 1970s. [1]