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Mother In Law Island
Mother-in-Law Island is an island in the Thimble Islands group, part of the Stony Creek-Thimble Islands Historic District, Stony Creek–Thimble Islands Historic District on Long Island Sound in Branford, Connecticut. It is also known as Johnson Island, Prudden Island, and Little Stooping Bush. One house, a Framing (construction), frame-structured house built around 1965, stands on the island.Stony Creek/Thimble Islands Historic District NRHP Registration Form (November 14, 1988), section 7, p. 21. Naming of the island The island is said to have been named "Mother-in-Law Island" after two people got married on Money Island (Thimble Islands), Money Island and then rowed off to the nearby island, planning to spend the night ther ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thimble Islands
The Thimble Islands is an archipelago consisting of small islands in Long Island Sound, located in and around the harbor of Stony Creek in the southeast corner of Branford, Connecticut. The islands are under the jurisdiction of the United States with security provided by the town of Branford police and the US Coast Guard. The archipelago of islands made up of Stony Creek pink granite bedrock were once the tops of hills prior to the last ice age. As a result, the Thimble Islands are much more stable than most other islands in Long Island Sound, which are terminal moraines of rubble deposited by retreating glaciers. History Known to the Mattabeseck Indians as ''Kuttomquosh'', "the beautiful sea rocks," they consist of a jumble of granite rocks, ledges and outcroppings resulting from glaciation, numbering between 100 and 365 depending on where the line is drawn between an island and a mere rock. The islands serve as a rest stop for migrating seals. The first European to disco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
