On Palmers Island

For todays post I am sharing a few Images I took on a walk around Palmers Island, I know I have shared many photos of the Lighthouse just off the Island, but here I go again with another shot of it, but this time taken from on the Island,

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Located in the Acushnet River at the entrance to New Bedford Harbor, Palmers Island is a 6-acre island and is designated for walking and other passive recreational uses, such as bird watching.

A little on the history of the island

Pre-dating the Pilgrims’ arrival in Plymouth by 18 years, English explorer Bartholomew Gosnold first surveyed the 6-acre island during his exploration of New Bedford Harbor in 1602. The island was later named after William Palmer, an original settler of Old Dartmouth. The island was used as an internment camp for Native Americans during King Phillip’s War (1675-1676) and as a garrison during the Revolutionary War. A hotel and amusement park were built during the 19th century. During the 1938 Hurricane all the structures on the island were washed away with the exception of the lighthouse.

To get to this viewpoint looking over the island there is this path up the rocks

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Its a short climb, but as you can see the rope fence to assist when going up the rocks isn't to sturdy, its a fairly easy climb however, well when it is dry, may be a bit slippery after rain if the rocks were wet

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Another view from up at that viewpoint, the Hurricane barrier wall of to the left and New Bedford in the front

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This is the part where the two Hurricane barrier walls meet, the one coming from New bedford and the Fairhaven one, the structure in the middle is for boats to pass and can be closed if a storm is approaching

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Another shot of the passage for boats to head out through taken from a different point on the island to finish off this post

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And that’s all folks

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