Tinkers Island is a pair of small
island
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s off the coast of
Marblehead, Massachusetts
Marblehead is a coastal New England town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, along the North Shore (Massachusetts), North Shore. Its population was 20,441 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. The town lies on a small peninsu ...
,
United States
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. It is only accessible by boat and houses several small camps. The island was named after the breed of
mackerel
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that can be found close to its shores.
History
During an April 1786 snowstorm, a Spanish ship carrying iron wrecked on Tinker's Island. Through history, the island has been variously rented out for ballast or for a boy's camp. Official ownership (for tax purposes) of Tinker's Island was unresolved for decades, then, in 1969,
Salem, Massachusetts officially claimed the island for tax purposes.
References
External links
Tinkers Island on Google MapsTinker's Island on Noblenet
Islands of Essex County, Massachusetts
Islands of Massachusetts
Marblehead, Massachusetts
Coastal islands of Massachusetts
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