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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 Island 41°17′30″N 70°04′04″W / 41.291667°N 70.067778°W / 41.291667; -70.067778 ( Nantucket Historic Historic district encompassing the entire island, as well as the small islands of Tuckernuck and Muskeget .
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.
New York's 28th congressional district, obsolete since the 2010 U.S. census; New York's 29th congressional district, obsolete since the 2010 U.S. census; New York's 30th congressional district, obsolete since the 2000 U.S. census; New York's 31st congressional district, obsolete since the 2000 U.S. census
Republicans performed well under those congressional lines, flipping seats in the New York City suburbs and winning a narrow House majority. After the defeats, Democrats sued to throw out the 2022 ...
As of 2000, 54.1% of state residents were living in a city; 42.2% were living in New York City; 11.9% were living in one of the other 61 cities. [20] In 1686, the English colonial governor granted the cities of New York and Albany city charters, which were recognized by the first State Constitution in 1777. All other cities have been ...
English: The maps use data from nationalatlas.gov, specifically countyp020.tar.gz on the Raw Data Download page. The maps also use state outline data from statesp020.tar.gz . The Florida maps use hydrogm020.tar.gz to display Lake Okeechobee.
Many of the houses were haphazardly expanded, contributing to the unique look of these Nantucket cottages. In the 19th century a whaling station was present in the village. In 1877 Edward Underhill from Wolcott, New York , bought land in the village, and constructed new cottages in the fashion of the original fishing shacks, and then rented ...