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 <!-- SEVENTEENTH CENTURY.

1808: The Island discovered by Bartholomew Granold Bankroty, the apothe last Indi Brst de 163): About this date, a war between the Western and Eastero Tribus; the caly one of which we have knowledge. The island covered with forest trees, montig 1641: Derde to Maybew & Bon by Lord Bterhing. 1630: Deeded by Maybew for 80 and two beaver bats to "THE 10 ORIGINAL PURCHADOR." vis.. 100) 1004 Tristram Coffa, Richard Swald, 1065 1011 1013. 10x 1070 Peter Comb Burghen Grecalle!. Island, together with Malequatuck or Qualse. Each of the above chose an Tristram Colin J Jobe Smith, Robert Pike, Robert Barman, Thomas Coleman, MUSKEGET F GRAFELLY 195 associate with whom to setde the Island, vis.: Thomas Look, James Coffin, Thomas Mayhew, Jr. Tos Island was purchased subsequently of the maures, who owned it in small tracte; the boundarisa thoreof being deßned with surprising exacions. Thomas Macy and family, with Edward Starbuck, arrived from Baluabuty. Number of Indians on the leland abeus TUU: the soll rich and the Island covered with oaks and other trees. Starbuck virited Ballabury, and returned with 8 or 10 families. West end of lalaud bought from the In-linos. Peter Foulger mored to the Island. The iobabitants, with the exception of Foulger, illiterate. Thiir occu- pation was dibing and farming. The leland, with the exception of Qualse, was divided into parts. 1660: The 1st will for grinding corn built on Wesko Foad. Elog Philp visited the faland. Town Incorporated. 1673: Bite of the Town moved to Weako, its present location. Whaling commenced in buata from the shore. Toe Island (previously a part of New York) booswe a part of Massachusetts, in accordance with request of proprietors of About this time Besaccha (ountaining about 30 bouses) and Siasconnet Villages were built. Also the cluster of Whalebousca at Mysoomet, together with the Fishing Stages of Peedes and Quiduet, and the Flabing-Stage at Weseler. Besacacha Village custinual la esietenos about 10 years; the last bousce od the place having been toored to Blasconret, A. D. 18. 1673: Toe Tono was named Sberburne, by order of Lorolace, Uavator of N. Tork. THE OLD OLD COLONY IS THE NANTUCKET Themas Blacy. Thomas Barnard, AND & Christopher Hussey, and John Bwalo: Thomas Maybew, retainlog ont tenth of the Edward Starbuck, Nathaniel Blarbuck, SHORTEST, QUICKEST, BEST, BETWEEN BOSTON DEPOT: South and Kneeland Sts. ONLY DIRECT ROUTE OLD COLONY R.R. AND BUCKBRAUCK 00 island, and Te MARTHA'S BOSTON or NEW YORK, NEW YORK DEPOT: Pier 28 North River. FALL RIVER LINE. 1704 1711 1719 17%3 1796 3732 17644 1705 1707 1774 LINE 1797 1790 1199 1793: VINEYARD. EIGHTEENTH CENTURY. Wluto Population 721. Straight Wharf built. White Population 917 OF NANTUCKET. Surveyed and Drawn by DHCE KEY IS CEWERD.D. Up to this date, 1.s., for nearly half a century, the whites, tho' they nucohered now about 700 souls, Lad bad bly the solitary exception in this respect in uil to settled religious tenohor, and were without a church; pr New England. They were, and had been during atly Raptiste, a few were Presbyteriana, during the ba abil une or two Qunkers. The Maybows bad Christianized the Indians, and the and the latter (s r(with the New Tests meni translated into their laugunge) had four Meeting-houses, na par top. Their service (Prosbyterian in forma) conducted in their own language. During this year a Friends' Society was formed. The North Cong. Society formed, and the Eret meeting bouse (etill standing in 1666) erected at the westward of the North Burial Ground. It was built out of oak that grow on the Island. Names of the Arst Pastors unknowo. White population, 8,291 Indiad, 358 HISTORICAL MAP Quabaty Hill Jug away to make land from Union Street to the present Bhore- The Ker. Timothy White paster of the 1st Congregational Bociety. Joseph Maybew 177-81 1:78: Ratable property on the Island, $800,030. 1784. Population. 4,909. Light-bouse erected at Great Point. 1700: Population 1.020. 1791: First Whaling Vessel went from the Island to the Pacifle. 1795: Name of town changed from only left the Ierburne to Nantucket. Old North Tewer srected. 8 wigwams (in Bquam) on t Total, 3,678 Indian Plague swept of 22 Indians, Joaving only 130 on the Island. North Meeting-bouse removed to Beacon Hill (the present site.) Out of 3,291 Whites only 47 were pew holders. Whang beats from North Boole the shore The Rev. Bazaleel Shaw pastor of Population, 4,645: 1 clergyman, 2 dootors and lawyer on the Island. From organizating of North Society in 1711 to 1781 the Island could only boast of having one settled clergy- man. Nor bad se aay Public Baboola. Aboat 1,600 Nantucketers lost their lives in one way or another during and en account of the Revolution- ary War. The Rev. D. Leonaed pastor of North Society. Stroots first named. The Key. James Ourney pastor of same; be continued in charge twenty years. Nantucket Bank started, and robhed of $22,000 same year. GREAT NECK MADDEQFET to READ OF PLAYES 18₂L Mary al 1869 Lang TROTS H od cz SUE-PERING Je Bours ont Took Cambra TER WOODS Sve zem Jez Noualumas Seck Zber TH CROT BOT Ecke 192K TOWN Nerds Pend Erra Food 180 " 1804 1800: inte Pantal 181 161 1810 1830 NINETEENTH CENTURY. The Acalamy the Tower, Dell (Ceighing 1,0 lbs.) placed in Nurtherected. It was not a Public Bebool. The Methodist Population, 3.617 Paco Bank and two Insurance Offices established. Unitarian Boolety formed, the Rer. Seth P. Swift, Pastor. The North Becisty languishlog on account of losing toerobers to the Methodiel and the Unitanan. Population, 0,80. 200 Hoolal Library matituted: Jemah Hussoy, Esq., President The Nantucket Gazette issued. It bed but a brief existence. The Rev. Aboer Morse, pastor at the North. The Meabanics' Association, s literary society, was formed. 1822 Population, 7.00. 72 ahips (21,000 tons) engaged in Whale Flabery. formed. 1823 Columbian Library A 16:27 Two Public Schools established, and the Coffin Bobool opened. Population. 7.32 1830 1634 The new North Meeting-heuse erected. Atheneum incorporated. Great Pire. 1830 1838: High Bobool opened. Grest Fire in the town: las 8). 1839 Trinity) orected; the Parish boving been organized time by the Rer. Moses Marcus, L. U. Red Hotel Nantucket Wannurome ahers 1840: P 1844 first on Pine trees planted by Joslab Brurgis. 2047 TURA 1850: Population, 3,779. 1852-3. Other Pino grores planted. 1864: Gas lighted for first time on the Teland. 1856: Abram Quary (fast man with Indian blood in bio) died. 1874: Ta popular watering place. a day during summer, instead of one. 1876: 1876- 890 legal votere. 1876: Steam communication between town and Wanwinel. 1877 Ureat temperance movement, 1860: Population, 6.004. 1865: Population, 4.748. organised. 1870: Population, ul dos cor SMOTETT HUMMOCKS July 13 and 14. Whaling declines. P Herritorles (Sachm Kesallay - Bath 80 legal voters. 4,133. hery News Alumni Association (of Bigh Bobool) SURFSIDE H Moun A SOUTH PASTURE H VIZA COATE A Shopremo Thexasi Maskema Te Fre T NORTH PASTURE repudDeal cho Magucham How Codal Bob Do QUAISE or Masquerk or thy Read Land 750m Paars COSKATA FACOMO M -Rends. Boundaries of Burveyed Sections. The Date of original survey being under the name of the Sectias. of The RB Prahere Tunda QUE MIDDLE SMS CALE OF MILES. Wanackmam SOUTH EAST QUARTER 1772 Chapmas Yelry Nantucket R. 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