Aquinnah Localities Massachusetts United States


Aquinnah is a town, formerly known as Gay Head, located on Martha's Vineyard in Dukes County, Massachusetts. It was first settled in 1669 and was officially incorporated in 1870. Many year-round residents of Aquinnah are descendants of the Wampanoag Indians. Because of the extremely dangerous rocky ledge offshore, the seas around Aquinnah have always been a place of great peril to the mariner. One of the first revolving lighthouses in the country was erected atop the Cliffs in 1799.








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See Also:
  • Annals of Gay Head - Reprint of pertinent pages from The History of aquinnah Martha\\'s Vineyard a Volume II by Dr. Charles E. aquinnah Banks, originally published in a 1911. Includes Algonquian place aquinnah names and early sachemships.
  • Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) - Provides a history of the tribe as well as news and events. Information on tribal services is included.
  • Commonwealth Communities - Aquinnah - Information about Aquinnah from state agencies.
  • Tomahawk Charters - Provides fishing charters. Includes fishing reports, photos and video, rates aquinnah and reservation information.


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