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The Best Attractions In West Tisbury

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West Tisbury is the name of two places: West Tisbury, Wiltshire, England, a civil parish West Tisbury, Massachusetts, United States
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  • 1. Lambert's Cove Beach West Tisbury
    Lambert's Cove Beach is a well known beach in the town of West Tisbury on the island of Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts, United States. The beach is located off Lambert's Cove Road, and is situated in a cove off of Vineyard Sound facing west towards the Elizabeth Islands. It is known chiefly for the beauty of the beach and the setting, which recalls a Caribbean cove. Parking at the beach is limited, and during the busy summer season only residents and guests residing in the town of West Tisbury are allowed to use the beach. This has created an understandable amount of dissension on the island.
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  • 2. Polly Hill Arboretum West Tisbury
    The Polly Hill Arboretum includes 8 ha under cultivation, with an additional 16 ha of native woodland, located on Martha's Vineyard at 809 State Road, West Tisbury, Massachusetts, United States. It has been developed since 1958 by the horticulturist Polly Hill, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015. In 1687, Henry Luce, one of the first English settlers on Martha's Vineyard purchased 400 acres of land in the island's center from the natives. In 1926, 16 ha of this land, then a sheep farm, were acquired by Hill's family. After her father's death, Hill decided to create an arboretum in 1958, growing the trees from seed. Through purchase of adjacent land, the property was increased to a total of 24 ha . The Arboretum’s administrative offices are housed in a buil...
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  • 7. Field Gallery West Tisbury
    Westover Air Reserve Base is an Air Force Reserve Command installation located in the Massachusetts communities of Chicopee and Ludlow, near the city of Springfield, Massachusetts. Westover hosts the largest Air Reserve Base in the world in terms of area. Until 2011, it was a backup landing site for the NASA Space Shuttle and in the past few years has expanded to include a growing civilian access airport sharing Westover's military-maintained runways. The installation was named for Major General Oscar Westover who was commanding officer of the Army Air Corps in the 1930s.The host unit is the 439th Airlift Wing of the Fourth Air Force , Air Force Reserve Command. Outside of the AFRC command structure, the 439 AW and Westover are operationally gained by the Air Mobility Command . Due to its ...
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  • 10. Martha's Vineyard Camp meeting Association (MVCMA) Oak Bluffs
    Wesleyan Grove is a 34-acre National Historic Landmark District in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts on the island of Martha's Vineyard. Also known as the Martha's Vineyard Campmeeting Association or the Campgrounds, it was the first summer religious camp established in the United States. It is famous for its many Carpenter Gothic cottages with Victorian-style, gingerbread trim.
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  • 12. Aquinnah Cliffs Aquinnah
    Aquinnah is a town located on the island of Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts. Until 1997 it was called Gay Head. The population was 311 at the 2010 U.S. census. It is known for its beautiful clay cliffs and quiet natural serenity. Aquinnah has become celebrated as a center of Wampanoag culture and a center of pride and tradition among members of the federally recognized Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head. They make up about one-third of the town's voters and are one of two federally recognized tribes of Wampanoag people in Massachusetts. This area is one of the earliest sites of whaling. The Wampanoag harvested whales from small boats and the shore, using harpoons, long before the 19th-century industry of whaling became the major maritime industry of Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, and New Bedfor...
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