Pot Island is 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 ...
in
Branford, Connecticut. It was named for the numerous glacial potholes of various sizes.
References
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Wealthy Widow Buying Up Thimbles', "New Haven Register", January 22, 2006, page A1
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'; Stacey Stowe; "In the Region/Connecticut", ''
New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid d ...
'', July 30, 2006; Real Estate page 10.
Thimble Islands
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