Updated 11/25/05
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Here you will find articles
and
Trivia about West Island
Nokatay was the Wampanoag Indian name for
West Island, it refers to "at the hunting place."
Article from New
Bedford Evening Standard May 25, 1896 regarding a petition that was signed
by boaters who objected to the building of a causeway from Long Island to West
Island if it did not include a draw bridge in the design. The article mentions
of intent to develop the island and Sconticut Neck. Tedious wording but
interesting. This article also appeared in the Fairhaven Star of May 29,
1886.
Many
Ownership Changes Seen in Tiny Tract Where Vikings, Indians and Colonists
Roamed By JOHN FLANAGAN, Standard Times March 17, 1946. Article about history of
West Island and impending development of "Fairhaven Estates" on uninhabited
island.
150
Cottages built in 3 Years On Fairhaven's West Island Standard Times article
from June 4,1950
Ground Breaking
on West Island for Community House Standard Times article from August 30,
1951
Standard
Times article from June 29, 1952 about colonization of "Fairhaven
Estates"
Standard Times article
from November 13, 1951 about insolvency of West Island Power Co.
A
West Island Mystery
cemented into legend
West Island Tower
is dedicated for Civil Defense plane spotting, Standard Times July 26, 1956
I wasnt familiar with the GOC, or Ground Observer Corps so I did a google
search and came up with this site, among others GOC
and a little more on the Tower and it's sister structures
Tower page from
Millicent Library site listing monuments in town compiled by Jim
Cochran
Army Corp of Engineers Map Of the observation installment at
West Island, 1943, provided by Chris Wiles, U.S. Coast Artillery Photos,
ca.ckwinfo.net
Some of my observations
on the above articles
History of Sconticut Neck written by Mabel L. Potter in 1945.
Posted on the Millicent Library website.
Fairhaven History
Timeline By Chris and Lori Richards.
Was treasure
buried in Riverside Cemetary?
West Island ghost
story
Aerial photograph of West Island and Wibur's Point from MSN
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