One of the

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 Sta ...

, High Island once served as a hideout for famed pirate Captain Kidd.

Kidd's Harbor Kidd Harbor is a sheltered harbor in High Island (Connecticut), High Island, in the Thimble Islands of Branford, Connecticut. It was named in 1845 for Captain Kidd, who was alleged to have used the harbor as a place to hide his vessel, attacking uns ...

on the island, as well as nearby

Kidd's Island The Thimble Islands is an archipelago consisting of small islands in Long Island Sound, located in and around the harbor of Stony Creek, Connecticut, Stony Creek in the southeast corner of Branford, Connecticut. The islands are under the juris ...

, were named for him. Money Island was named for the legend that he allegedly buried a portion of his treasure here.

References

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