. The story of Martha's Vineyard, from the lips of its inhabitants, newspaper files and those who have visited its shores, including stray notes on local history and industries; . TiPWiT Hill :niil a hit iM tin- iimt-r Ii:irlior 10 MARTHAS VINEYARD. longer locative, ourvillage was GreatHarbor, as the up-island village wasMiddletown. But in1671, when Mayhewcame back from his in-t e r V i e w with theDukes Lovelace, the place was officially ^designated EdgarTown. Where did the. riie liailiiir liulit and tlie luuj;Thereto. L-aus) way tliat leads name come from? There is no
. The story of Martha's Vineyard, from the lips of its inhabitants, newspaper files and those who have visited its shores, including stray notes on local history and industries; . TiPWiT Hill :niil a hit iM tin- iimt-r Ii:irlior 10 MARTHAS VINEYARD. longer locative, ourvillage was GreatHarbor, as the up-island village wasMiddletown. But in1671, when Mayhewcame back from his in-t e r V i e w with theDukes Lovelace, the place was officially ^designated EdgarTown. Where did the. riie liailiiir liulit and tlie luuj;Thereto. L-aus) way tliat leads name come from? There is no other Edgartown on the face ofthe earth after which it might be named, nor was there anygreat man of that name and time. The conference in NewYork was an amicable one, the elder Mayhew was commis-sioned as governor of Marthas Vineyard dureing his naturalllife, and patents of incorporation were issued for the twotowns on the island, then known as Great Harbor and Middle-town. Tisbury was the name selected for the latter, possibly
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