Isles of Shoals

The Isles of Shoals are a group of nine small islands situated approximately 16 km (10 miles) off the east coast of the USA, straddling the border of the states of New Hampshire and Maine. Image File history File links Isles_of_Shoals_Map. ... Image File history File links Isles_of_Shoals_Map. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Official language(s) None (English de facto) Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 39th  - Total 33,414 sq mi (86,542 km²)  - Width 210 miles (338 km)  - Length 320 miles (515 km)  - % water 13. ...

History

Some of the islands were used for seasonal fishing camps by American Indians, and first settled by Europeans in the early 1600s. They became an important fishing area for the young British and French colonies. World map showing Europe Political map Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of Earth; the term continent here referring to a cultural and political distinction, rather than a physiographic one, thus leading to various perspectives about Europes precise borders. ... November 5, 1605 â€” The Gunpowder Plot to blow up the British Parliament. ... Fishing is the activity of hunting for fish. ...

The Town of Gosport was incorporated on the New Hampshire side of the border, centered on Star Island in 1724. The community was fairly prosperous up until about 1778, when the Islanders were evacuated to Rye, New Hampshire due to the Revolutionary War. Though a small population remained, the Isles were largely abandoned until the middle of the 19th century, when Thomas and Oscar Leighton opened a popular summer hotel on Appledore Island, and their sister, the poet Celia Thaxter, hosted an arts community frequented by such luminaries as author Nathaniel Hawthorne and the Impressionist painter, Childe Hassam. The popularity of the Leighton's Appledore House soon led to establishment of the Mid-Ocean House on Smuttynose Island, and the Oceanic Hotel, which is still in use today on Star Island. Star Island Chapel Porch of the Oceanic Hotel at Sunset Star Island is one of the Isles of Shoals, located seven miles off the coast of New Hampshire in the Atlantic Ocean. ... Events January 14 - King Philip V of Spain abdicates the throne February 20 - The premiere of Giulio Cesare, an Italian opera by George Frideric Handel, takes place in London June 23 - Treaty of Constantinople signed. ... 1778 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Rye is a town located in Rockingham County, New Hampshire. ... The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), also known as the American War of Independence, was a war fought primarily between Great Britain and revolutionaries within thirteen of her North American colonies. ... Appledore Island, Maine, one of the Isles of Shoals located ten miles off the Maine/New Hampshire coast, is best remembered for the artists salon that thrived there in the late 1800s, before the advent of artists colonies as we know them today. ... A poet is some one who writes poetry. ... Celia Thaxter in Her Garden, 1892, by Childe Hassam American writer of poetry and stories, Celia Thaxter was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire in 1835 and grew up in the Isles of Shoals, first on White Island, where her father, Thomas Laighton, was lighthouse keeper, and then on Smuttynose and... The Arts is a broad subdivision of culture, comprised of many expressive disciplines. ... Nathaniel Hawthorne (July 4, 1804 - May 19, 1864) was a 19th century American novelist and short story writer. ... See also Impressionist (entertainment): A girl with a watering can by Renoir, 1876 Impressionism was a 19th century art movement, which began as a private association of Paris-based artists who exhibited publicly in 1874. ... Painting by Rembrandt self-portrait Detail from Las Meninas by Diego Velazquez, in which the painter portrayed himself at work For the computer graphics program, see Corel Painter. ... Frederick Childe Hassam (October 17, 1859 - August 27, 1935) was an American Impressionist painter. ...

Appledore Island

Appledore Island, in Maine, is the largest of the Isles of Shoals, at 95 acres. Formerly known as Hog Island, and prior to that as Farm Island, it is approximately a mile from east to west, and five-eighths of a mile from north to south. It was the home of a large hotel, the Appledore House, during the 19th century, but was lost to a fire in 1914. Today, the island is the operating station of the Shoals Marine Laboratory, run cooperatively by Cornell University and the University of New Hampshire. The island is mostly owned by the Star Island Corporation. Appledore Island, Maine, one of the Isles of Shoals located ten miles off the Maine/New Hampshire coast, is best remembered for the artists salon that thrived there in the late 1800s, before the advent of artists colonies as we know them today. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Shoals Marine Laboratory (SML) is a seasonal marine field station located on Appledore Island, Maine, the largest of the Isles of Shoals. ... Cornell redirects here. ... University of New Hampshire (UNH) is a public university in the University System of New Hampshire (USNH). ... The Star Island Corporation is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 membership organization, incorporated for educational and religious purposes. ...

Star Island

Gosport Chapel in 1905

Second in size at 46 acres, Star Island is the only island served by a commercial boat from the mainland. It is a religious conference center, owned by the Star Island Corporation, which is affiliated with the Unitarian Universalist Association and the United Church of Christ. During the summer, the island hosts a number of week-long and shorter conferences which make use of the Oceanic Hotel, Gosport House, the 150-year-old chapel, and several buildings dating back to the original village. Short-term day visitors are also welcomed, although that may depend on the boat schedule. This is also a popular destination for sailboats wishing to tie up overnight in Gosport harbor. Image File history File links Gosport_Chapel,_Star_Island. ... Image File history File links Gosport_Chapel,_Star_Island. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Star Island Chapel Porch of the Oceanic Hotel at Sunset Star Island is one of the Isles of Shoals, located seven miles off the coast of New Hampshire in the Atlantic Ocean. ... This article is about the geomorphological/geopolitical term; MAINLAND is also a cheese brand owned by Fonterra, a New Zealand dairy company. ... The flaming chalice is a widely used symbol for Unitarian Universalism. ... The United Church of Christ (UCC) is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination principally in the United States, generally considered within the Reformed tradition, and formed in 1957 by the merger of two denominations, the Evangelical and Reformed Church and the Congregational Christian Churches. ... A chapel is a private church, usually small and often attached to a larger institution such as a college, a hospital, a palace, or a prison. ...

Smuttynose and Malaga Islands

Smuttynose Island, at 25 acres, is the third largest. It is known as the site of Blackbeard's honeymoon, later for the shipwreck of the Spanish ship Sagunto in 1813, and then for the notorious 1873 murders of two young women. The latter is recalled in the story by Celia Thaxter, A Memorable Murder, and in the recent novel, The Weight of Water, by Anita Shreve. There are two small houses on the island. One of them, the Samuel Haley house, was once believed to be the oldest structure in the state of Maine.[1] Smuttynose is not populated today.[2] Smuttynose Island (formerly Smutty-nose) is one of the Isles of Shoals, located six miles off the coast of New Hampshire but actually in the state of Maine. ... A flag often attributed to Blackbeard. ... A shipwreck is the remains of a ship after it has sunk or been beached as a result of a crisis at sea. ... 1813 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1873 (MDCCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Celia Thaxter in Her Garden, 1892, by Childe Hassam American writer of poetry and stories, Celia Thaxter was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire in 1835 and grew up in the Isles of Shoals, first on White Island, where her father, Thomas Laighton, was lighthouse keeper, and then on Smuttynose and... The Weight of Water is a popular novel by Anita Shreve, published in 1997. ... Anita Shreve is an American author. ...

Malaga Island is a diminutive island just to the west of Smuttynose, connected to it by a breakwater. That breakwater was built around 1820 by Captain Samuel Haley, who is reputed to have paid for its construction with proceeds from four bars of pirate silver that he found under a flat rock on the island. Breakwater has several meanings, including: a structure for protecting a beach or harbour a 1988 album named Breakwater by Lennie Gallant. ... 1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Look up pirate and piracy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... General Name, Symbol, Number silver, Ag, 47 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 5, d Appearance lustrous white metal Atomic mass 107. ...

Other islands

White Island Light in c. 1910

Other islands include White Island and Lunging Island on the New Hampshire side of the border and Duck and Cedar Islands in the state of Maine. White Island features one of the two lighthouses on the New Hampshire coast. Lunging Island, formerly Londoner's Island, was the site of an early trading post for codfish. Today, it is privately owned. Image File history File links White_Island_Light,_Isles_of_Shoals,_NH.jpg‎ White Island Light, Isles of Shoals, NH; from a c. ... Image File history File links White_Island_Light,_Isles_of_Shoals,_NH.jpg‎ White Island Light, Isles of Shoals, NH; from a c. ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... White Island (left) and Seavey Island (right) at high tide White Island and Seavey Island are in the Isles of Shoals located in and off the coast of New Hampshire. ... The Peggys Point lighthouse in Nova Scotia, Canada An aid for navigation and pilotage at sea, a lighthouse is a tower building or framework sending out light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire. ... A trading post is a place where trading of goods takes place. ... Species Gadus morhua Gadus macrocephalus Gadus ogac Cod is the common name for the genus Gadus of fishes, belonging to the family Gadidae, and is also used in the common name of a variety of other fishes. ...

Duck Island lies about 1.5 miles to the north and once was used as a bombing range for the US Navy. It has been sold by the Star Island Corporation to the Maine Coastal Heritage Trust, and is kept as a wildlife sanctuary. It is home to a seal colony, and has has never supported a human population. This article is about explosive devices. ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... Various species of deer are commonly seen wildlife across the Americas and Eurasia. ... Families Odobenidae Otariidae Phocidae A Pacific walrus A leopard seal on Kerguelen Pinnipeds (fin-feet, lit. ...

Cedar Island is connected by breakwaters to both Smuttynose Island and Star Island and is privately owned.

External links

• Star Island Corporation
• Shoals Marine Laboratory