Cuttyhunk Island

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LReneau 10/5/00

MSPC 3720

Fall 2000

 

 

This website presents a virtual tour of Cuttyhunk Island. Cuttyhunk is a lovely island about 14 miles off the coast of New Bedford, MA. It's about 2 miles long by a mile wide with a good harbor and beautiful beaches. As you navigate through the pages, click on the image thumbnails to view the full-size images.

Cuttyhunk has about 26 year-round residents and many more summer visitors.

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A little History

Cuttyhunk Island was discovered by Bartholomew Gosnold (the Town is actually called Gosnold) in the year 1602, it is the most westerly of the thirteen Elizabeth Islands that stretch westward from the elbow of the Cape. It sits fourteen miles off the coast of the historic whaling port of New Bedford, Massachusetts. Gosnold's account of his island discoveries in the New World (he also named Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard) is said to have served as the basis for Shakepeare's play The Tempest.

 

 

 

October 5, 2000
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