Kidd Harbor is a sheltered harbor in
High Island
Geologically, a high island or volcanic island is an island of volcanic origin. The term can be used to distinguish such islands from low islands, which are formed from sedimentation or the uplifting of coral reefs (which have often formed ...
, in 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 ...
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 unsuspecting ships who couldn't see him.
History
The islands were known to the
Mattabesek people as "Kuttomquosh", “the beautiful sea rocks".
Adrian Block
Adriaen (Arjan) Block (c. 1567 – buried April 27, 1627) was a Dutch private trader, privateer, and ship's captain who is best known for exploring the coastal and river valley areas between present-day New Jersey and Massachusetts during four v ...
was the first European to discover the Thimble Islands in 1614.
References
Thimble Islands
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