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'''Hangman Island''', also known as '''Hayman's Island''', is an [[island]] in the [[Quincy Bay]] area of the [[Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area]]. The island is a barren outcrop of [[bedrock]], with a permanent size of half an [[acre]] rising to only three feet above [[sea level]], plus an [[intertidal zone]] of a further {{convert|5|acre|m2}}. Access is by private boat only.<ref name="bhil">{{cite web| title = Hangman Island Factsheet | url = http://www.bostonislands.org/factsheet_template.asp?rsIslands__MMColParam=hang | publisher = Boston Harbor Islands Partnership | |
'''Hangman Island''', also known as '''Hayman's Island''', is an [[island]] in the [[Quincy Bay]] area of the [[Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area]]. The island is a barren outcrop of [[bedrock]], with a permanent size of half an [[acre]] rising to only three feet above [[sea level]], plus an [[intertidal zone]] of a further {{convert|5|acre|m2}}. Access is by private boat only.<ref name="bhil">{{cite web| title = Hangman Island Factsheet | url = http://www.bostonislands.org/factsheet_template.asp?rsIslands__MMColParam=hang | publisher = Boston Harbor Islands Partnership | access-date = August 30, 2006 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060826135925/http://www.bostonislands.org/factsheet_template.asp?rsIslands__MMColParam=hang <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = August 26, 2006}} |
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{{cite web | title = Hangman Island Google Map Closeup | url = http://home.comcast.net/~johnphunt/fishing_soshore_hangmans_closeup.html | publisher = Google Maps | access-date = July 26, 2007 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121021201852/http://home.comcast.net/~johnphunt/fishing_soshore_hangmans_closeup.html | archive-date = October 21, 2012 |
{{cite web | title = Hangman Island Google Map Closeup | url = http://home.comcast.net/~johnphunt/fishing_soshore_hangmans_closeup.html | publisher = Google Maps | access-date = July 26, 2007 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121021201852/http://home.comcast.net/~johnphunt/fishing_soshore_hangmans_closeup.html | archive-date = October 21, 2012 }} |
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Revision as of 05:44, 25 January 2021
Hangman Island, also known as Hayman's Island, is an island in the Quincy Bay area of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. The island is a barren outcrop of bedrock, with a permanent size of half an acre rising to only three feet above sea level, plus an intertidal zone of a further 5 acres (20,000 m2). Access is by private boat only.[1][2]
On a 1775, London chart, this island was labeled Hayman's Island and shows a greater area than presently exists. There is no historical evidence that this island was used as a location for hanging criminals. The source of its current name has a hazy history. In 1882, several fishermen built fishing shacks on Hangman Island and were reported to have cultivated a vegetable garden here among the rocks.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Hangman Island Factsheet". Boston Harbor Islands Partnership. Archived from the original on August 26, 2006. Retrieved August 30, 2006.
- ^ "Hangman Island Google Map Closeup". Google Maps. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved July 26, 2007.
42°17′24.25″N 70°58′14.28″W / 42.2900694°N 70.9706333°W
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