Wickets Island

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name = Wickets Island
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country = United States
state = Massachusetts
municipality = Wareham
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long_d = -70.6536437
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Wickets Island is a convert|4.6|acre|ha island located in Onset Harbor in Wareham, Massachusetts. It is located convert|1100|ft|m from shore.

History

The island is named for Jabez Wicket, the Wampanoag who is said to have lived there in the late 1700s. A house occupied Wickets Island from the 19th century until it burned down in 1981. [cite news |first=Dunstan |last=Prial |title=Conservation concerns about island to be aired |url=http://archive.southcoasttoday.com/daily/05-05/05-11-05/a09lo339.htm |work=The Standard-Times |date=2005-05-11 |page=A9 |quote=The island formerly was a summer retreat for a family from Connecticut. It has been vacant since a fire destroyed the main house in 1981. ]

The island has been owned since 2003 by a developer that plans to build a luxury home on the island. [cite news |first=Mary |last=Moore |title=Water everywhere -- and a mansion in the middle |url=http://boston.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2007/02/05/story17.html?jst=cn_cn_lk |work=Boston Business Journal |date=2007-02-02 ]

References

External links

* [http://plymoutharch.tripod.com/id195.html Wicket’s Island’s Place in Wareham’s History]