Wingaersheek Beach

Wingaersheek Beach

Wingaersheek Beach is a convert|0.6|mi|km|adj=on long beach located on the Annisquam River in West Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA. [ [http://www.gloucester-ma.gov/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=121 Beaches, Parks and Playgrounds - City of Gloucester, MA ] ]

According to the USGS the name is a corruption of the earlier Dutch name "Wyngaerts Hoeck", which was derived from "Wyngaerton" (meaning "Vineland"). [GNIS|619330|Wingaersheek Beach]

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