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Edgartown is a town on the island of Martha's Vineyard in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, for which it is the county seat. The town's population was 5,168 at the 2020 census. [1] It was once a major whaling port, with historic houses that have been carefully preserved. Today it hosts yachting events around its large harbor.
The Edgartown Village Historic District is a historic district encompassing the traditional center of Edgartown, Massachusetts, on the island of Martha's Vineyard.The district is roughly bounded by Water St. (North and South) and Pease's Point Way (North and South), and encompasses some 500 acres (200 ha).
Edgartown Harbor Light is a lighthouse located in Edgartown, Massachusetts, United States, where it marks the entrance to Edgartown Harbor and Katama Bay. [2] [3] [4] It is one of five lighthouses on the island of Martha's Vineyard. The first lighthouse, a two-story wooden structure that also served as the keeper's house, was constructed in 1828.
Dukes County is a county in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. At the 2020 census, the population was 20,600, [1] making it the second-least populous county in Massachusetts. Its county seat is Edgartown. [2] Dukes County comprises the Vineyard Haven, MA Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Edgartown is a census-designated place (CDP) comprising the primary settlement in the town of Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, on the island of Martha's Vineyard. The CDP also includes the neighborhood of Clevelandtown. Edgartown was first listed as a CDP after the 2010 census [2] with a population of 1,107 [3]
Old Whaling Church, Edgartown Village Historic District. European settlement began with the purchase of Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, and the Elizabeth Islands by Thomas Mayhew of Watertown, Massachusetts, from two New England settlers. He had friendly relations with the Wampanoags on the island, in part because he was careful to honor their ...
Katama (/ k ə ˈ t eɪ m ə / kuh-TAY-muh) is a residential area in the town of Edgartown, Massachusetts, on the south shore of the island of Martha's Vineyard.It is bordered on the west by Edgartown Great Pond, on the east by Katama Bay (separating Katama from the island of Chappaquiddick) and on the south by the Atlantic Ocean.
The light was automated in 1943. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [1] The current light is a 12-inch (300 mm) solar powered beacon that flashes white every 6 seconds and is visible for 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi). The light's focal plane is 65 feet (20 m) above mean high water.