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The Nantucket Historic District is a National Historic Landmark District that encompasses the entire island of Nantucket, Massachusetts. The original December 13, 1966 listing on the National Register of Historic Places included only the historic downtown core and the village of Siasconset , but was expanded in 1975 to include the entire island ...
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 coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map. [1]
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 ...
Today, Nantucket maintains its small-town charm, while having garnered worldwide attention (it was ranked at number five for the best places in the world to travel in May, according to Conde Nast ...
This warning is pertinent to our town's current situation, where oversized edifices stand as monuments to excess, not only disrupting the skyline but also straining our infrastructure, natural ...
Apart from the accommodations, the invitation lets guests know that Nantucket is a “dollhouse town” and “coastal utopia” with “cobblestone streets and cedar-shingled, white-trimmed ...
Whitney organized the first comprehensive survey of California, and the first complete topographic maps of the state were completed under him. Mount Whitney, the tallest peak in California is named after him. The State Mining Bureau was established in 1880, and the position of State Geologist was changed to State Mineralogist.
The 1,700 square foot summer palace, purchased in 1988 by Jean Carlin and Ben Gifford, is “about ready to go in” to the drink, now mere feet from the abode, the Nantucket Current reported.