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Nantucket (/ ˌ n æ n ˈ t ʌ k ɪ t /) is an island about 30 miles (48 km) south from Cape Cod. [1] Together with the small islands of Tuckernuck and Muskeget, it constitutes the Town and County of Nantucket, a combined county/town government in the state of Massachusetts, USA. Nantucket is the southeasternmost town in both Massachusetts and ...
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 Memorial Airport (IATA: ACK, ICAO: KACK, FAA LID: ACK) is a public airport on the south side of the island of Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States. It is owned by the Town of Nantucket and is located three miles (5 km) southeast of the town center. [ 2 ]
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 ...
Nantucket — an island and town of the Cape Cod Region, and county seat of Nantucket County, Massachusetts. Subcategories. This category has the following 10 ...
The Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket district includes Falmouth's Precincts 1, 2, and 6, Aquinnah, Chilmark, Edgartown, Gosnold, Oak Bluffs, Tisbury and West Tisbury on Martha's Vineyard; and the ...
The town of Nantucket has set up a webpage, with the header "Vineyard Wind Turbine Blade Crisis," where residents can subscribe for email updates on matters related to the situation, see updates ...
Nantucket County: 019: Nantucket: 1695: From Nantucket Island which had been part of Dukes County, New York until Massachusetts gained it in 1691. The Town of Nantucket, itself derived from a Wampanoag word meaning "place of peace" 14,444: 48 sq mi (124 km 2) Norfolk County: 021: Dedham: 1793: From part of Suffolk County. For the English county ...