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2. Nantucket - Wikipedia

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   Nantucket ( / ˌnænˈtʌkɪt /) 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.

3. Nantucket Historic District - Wikipedia

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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 ...

4. List of islands of Massachusetts - Wikipedia

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   The islands of Massachusetts range from barren, almost completely submerged rocks in Massachusetts Bay (e.g. Abbott Rock, first on the list below) to the large, famous and heavily visited Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. The recent history of Massachusetts' islands includes creation by flooding, connection to the mainland and subsumption into ...

5. Nantucket during the American Revolutionary War era

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   Prelude to revolution. In 1775, Nantucket was an important part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, which was a locus of revolutionary sentiment. The colony had been governed by a form of colonial martial law for many months. Nantucket lacked military defenses and was isolated from the Massachusetts mainland. If the islanders proclaimed loyalty to ...

6. Nantucket Memorial Airport - Wikipedia

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   Based aircraft (2022) 18. 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] It is the second-busiest airport in the state, after ...

7. Great Point Light - Wikipedia

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   April 28, 1982. Removed from NRHP. 1986. Great Point Light, officially Nantucket Light, is a lighthouse located on the northernmost point of Nantucket Island. [1] [2] [3] First built in 1784, the original wooden tower was destroyed by fire in 1816. The following year a stone tower was erected which stood until toppled in a storm in March 1984.