43:
56:
374:
2654:
327:
167:
63:
763:, 12 acres (49,000 m²) in size, bears an entire village of 32 houses, a church and post office buildings, concealed among tall trees. Some of the houses were once occupied year-long, but now are only used in the summer. The exposed nature of the houses makes them dangerous during storms; local residents still talk about the
767:, which killed seven people. The exclusivity of the houses has made them quite expensive, therefore residents are divided between local families who have owned their homes for generations, and more recent residents who tend to be wealthy. The least expensive houses, on Money Island, are appraised at about $ 600,000.
317:
By 2007, a private buyer, Christine
Svenningsen, had purchased ten of the islands, including Rogers Island. Over the years some have been listed for sale, including Wheelers Island, Belden Island and Jepson Island. Belden Island was sold for $ 1.25 million by 2021, whereas Jepson Island was sold for
898:, transports people and goods between the islands and the Stony Creek harbor on the hour from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM. Prior to telephones, islanders hung a red flag on the dock to request a ferry visit. An on-call water taxi has recently been added, and three take passengers on
684:, and other trees do appear in scattered locations about the islands; from their locations they appear to have been deliberately planted by residents, or they are the descendants of such plantings. Other cultivated plants, such as
874:
Sailing through the islands can be tricky for those unfamiliar with the area, because of the disorientation caused by the myriad of similar islands (particularly at night), the hidden underwater rocks and ledges, and the complex
738:
The inhabited islands bear a total of 81 houses: 14 islands have only one, one (Governor) has 14, one (Money) has 32, and the rest have between two and six. The houses are built in a variety of styles, ranging from a 27-room
318:
just $ 715,000 by 2020. Wheelers Island was originally called Page’s Island; it was purchased from
Alonson Hall by Henry B. Frisbie in 1865 and then by Svenningsen in 1988. The island was sold for $ 2,999,000 in early 2022.
279:
The islands themselves - long prized by sailors on the Sound as a sheltered deep-water anchorage - comprise 23 that are inhabited (most of them wooded), numerous barren rocks and hundreds of reefs visible only at low tide.
2690:
870:
and never landing without an invitation, though trespassers are often cited and ticketed. The
Thimble Islands Home Owners Association advises motorboats to stay at least 50 feet offshore other islands.
2634:
1552:
614:
of the islands has been heavily influenced by thousands of years of intermittent human occupation. One particularly intrusive event was the felling of all the trees on every island during the
314:
describes the important nineteenth century oyster farming industry that thrived around these islands. Muir spent childhood summers on Lewis Island in a mansion built by an oystering fortune.
1323:
866:
purchased a 2-acre (8,100 m) Thimble Island in 1975. Residents of the area tend to protect the privacy of island dwellers, obeying the 5-mile (8.0 km)-an-hour speed limit for
1572:
1060:
1577:
1562:
42:
3048:
621:
The plant species of the islands were extensively studied by Yale botanist Lauren Brown; although the islands represent a unique ecological niche, combining a thin layer of
2629:
335:
1582:
1547:
1442:
2676:
602:, which was named for his treasure. The Thimbles were a favorite roaming ground of his, and he may have, as local legend states, buried some of his riches here.
1557:
3033:
2894:
1567:
491:
1363:
346:
in 1988. The 1,400-acre (570 ha) area of the district includes the
Thimble Islands plus the access road to the islands (Thimble Islands Road between
755:'s residence on 7.75 acres (31,400 m) on Rogers Island, to small summer cottages built on stilts or small clusters of buildings connected by wooden
245:, numbering between 100 and 365 depending on where the line is drawn between an island and a mere rock. The islands serve as a rest stop for migrating
3043:
1424:
1171:
1534:
55:
1313:
1272:
487:
198:. The islands are under the jurisdiction of the United States with security provided by the town of Branford police and the US Coast Guard.
2879:
1542:
1434:
1135:
760:
343:
101:
2683:
1052:
2734:
2759:
2639:
1358:
1245:
1006:
393:
339:
307:
730:
are occasionally sighted; it is not known whether they arrived on their own, or were carried in as stowaways with loads of cargo.
355:
1592:
1353:
399:
661:
has established itself in many sites on the islands, in some places thick enough to forbid entire areas from human intrusion.
3028:
2699:
1625:
1610:
1504:
1348:
1039:
2804:
2616:
2271:
1645:
1620:
1615:
1600:
1384:
405:
22:
2909:
1758:
1605:
1389:
2929:
2739:
2256:
1635:
1630:
1318:
710:
may be seen, they appear to be isolated arrivals, and no mammalian populations have established themselves other than
523:
411:
1188:
3038:
2944:
2904:
2844:
2834:
2799:
2754:
2586:
2531:
2411:
2216:
1971:
1678:
1477:
1419:
918:
The
Thimble Island Sailing Club is a club of more than 100 members centered in the Thimbles. Currently, they race
859:
615:
599:
511:
483:
467:
452:, just north on the mainland is still working and supplied the distinctive pink/orange Stony Creek granite for the
385:
567:
2854:
2829:
2789:
2724:
2719:
2556:
2291:
2261:
2221:
2111:
1986:
1966:
1791:
1265:
1111:
1074:
968:
503:
473:
429:
3023:
2987:
2924:
2874:
2824:
2501:
2421:
2266:
2236:
2206:
2171:
2156:
2031:
1961:
1956:
1841:
1786:
1703:
1524:
1509:
1457:
1409:
1328:
740:
507:
499:
191:
1157:
2794:
2596:
2571:
2561:
2536:
2511:
2476:
2446:
2356:
2351:
2311:
2306:
2231:
2211:
2176:
2166:
2146:
2131:
2021:
1976:
1941:
1901:
1871:
1861:
1851:
1836:
1816:
1748:
1738:
1713:
1693:
1658:
1414:
1379:
347:
1040:
Home of the Week: Legend Says This $ 3 Million
Private Island Mansion Is Home to a Pirate’s Buried Treasure
629:, and extreme exposure to weather, no unique, unusual, or rare plant species have been found; instead, the
2606:
2541:
2526:
2521:
2516:
2496:
2461:
2451:
2416:
2371:
2241:
2226:
2201:
2191:
2151:
2106:
2091:
2046:
2016:
2001:
1981:
1906:
1811:
1743:
1708:
1514:
1343:
1305:
930:
and J22s. Formerly, they raced Cook 11s and Blue Jays. Races are every
Saturday or Sunday during summer.
637:
represented are generally similar to those on the nearby mainland, selecting only those that reproduce by
587:
457:
351:
3002:
2992:
2982:
2849:
2624:
2601:
2551:
2481:
2466:
2456:
2441:
2436:
2431:
2401:
2376:
2336:
2326:
2316:
2286:
2086:
2081:
2061:
2051:
2026:
1991:
1926:
1921:
1916:
1911:
1886:
1856:
1831:
1733:
1683:
1482:
1295:
1140:
790:
591:
539:
449:
362:
195:
89:
2884:
2864:
2814:
2591:
2581:
2576:
2471:
2426:
2396:
2391:
2381:
2361:
2346:
2331:
2321:
2281:
2276:
2251:
2246:
2181:
2161:
2141:
2121:
2116:
2076:
2006:
1931:
1896:
1891:
1881:
1846:
1801:
1776:
1771:
1766:
1728:
1723:
1718:
1698:
1688:
1668:
1663:
1653:
1394:
1258:
782:
527:
980:
956:
272:
who believe they have unearthed a clue to its location, although more interest is generally paid to
2934:
2779:
2566:
2546:
2506:
2491:
2406:
2386:
2341:
2301:
2296:
2196:
2186:
2126:
2096:
2071:
2066:
2056:
2041:
2036:
1996:
1951:
1936:
1876:
1866:
1826:
1821:
1806:
1796:
1447:
884:
461:
494:. Outer Island can be visited by the public and is staffed by volunteers during the summer season.
2939:
2819:
2658:
2486:
2366:
2011:
1946:
1673:
1462:
961:
752:
906:
tours are also available. Many residents have their own boats, and some occasionally arrive by
2859:
2744:
2136:
2101:
1781:
1494:
1487:
1452:
1241:
1099:
1002:
829:
764:
515:
445:
210:
187:
2959:
2839:
1499:
1472:
822:
748:
693:
595:
543:
535:
531:
437:
423:
273:
214:
470:, President William Taft established his "Summer White House" on Davis Island for two years
373:
2899:
1467:
453:
389:
288:
269:
441:
2668:
330:
Captain
William Kidd may have buried his treasure or kept a base in the Thimble Islands.
2964:
2914:
2809:
2774:
2729:
1160:. NationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces.Com, a private website mirroring public domain data.
973:
923:
863:
814:
771:
563:
326:
3017:
2997:
2869:
2784:
2769:
2749:
876:
833:
559:
551:
519:
2954:
2889:
2764:
1519:
1219:
855:
848:
579:
284:
261:
257:
209:. As a result, the Thimble Islands are much more stable than most other islands in
29:
303:, however, are sometimes referred to by residents of the area as thimbleberries.
2703:
1404:
1399:
1338:
1333:
1285:
939:
844:
818:
802:
786:
778:
702:
other than human beings are generally not found on the islands; although a rare
555:
547:
292:
230:
179:
158:
1001:. Branford, CT: Published by Archon Books for the Branford Historical Society.
2919:
1281:
851:
840:
837:
806:
775:
756:
658:
654:
586:
is one of the many landforms that bear his name in the
Thimble Islands off of
478:
311:
296:
242:
166:
361:
The historic district area includes 346 buildings and four other structures.
116:
103:
2974:
867:
646:
300:
676:
and carrying them from place to place. Nevertheless, some infrequent oak,
291:, that plant is seldom seen in the area, and is more frequent in northern
907:
794:
703:
669:
265:
246:
657:, whose airborne seeds are apparently able to travel from the mainland.
645:
carried by birds to the islands, for example raspberries, blackberries,
402:(12 acres / 4.9 ha), bears an entire village of 32 houses and a library.
377:
Satellite image of the
Thimble Islands with the largest islands labeled.
1250:
927:
798:
611:
419:
238:
218:
206:
202:
692:, have established themselves on the islands to the point of becoming
2711:
744:
699:
650:
433:
253:
183:
1214:
28:"Kidd's Island" redirects here. For the islands in Antarctica, see
1030:. Hartford, Connecticut: The Connecticut Historical Society, 1976.
903:
899:
891:
727:
719:
681:
677:
673:
642:
638:
630:
372:
325:
165:
1130:
895:
436:, which exported high-quality stone to such constructions as the
919:
880:
828:
Current and past well-known residents of the islands range from
810:
715:
707:
689:
634:
626:
622:
415:
2672:
1254:
999:
A brief history of the Thimble Islands in Branford, Connecticut
201:
The archipelago of islands made up of Stony Creek pink granite
723:
711:
685:
665:
1208:
759:. Some of the houses cover a small island completely, while
726:
infestations closely associated with the human habitations.
388:, the largest island at 17 acres (6.9 ha), is owned by
1211:- Photography of the Thimble Islands by Jeffrey J. Francois
16:
Archipelago in Long Island Sound near Branford, Connecticut
426:, one of several Thimbles owned by Ray Dalio, Bridgewater
350:
and Long Island Sound) and surrounding properties in the
237:, "the beautiful sea rocks," they consist of a jumble of
1172:
Simple life on Thimble Islands a throwback to bygone era
1075:"Jepson Island, One Of The Thimbles, Sold For $ 715,000"
392:
and is maintained as an ecological laboratory by Yale's
358:, which is separately listed on the National Register.
1158:"Connecticut - New Haven County - Historic Districts"
1053:"One of Branford's Thimble Islands sells for $ 1.25M"
570:, which is maintained as a sanctuary for wild birds.
2973:
2710:
2615:
1757:
1644:
1591:
1533:
1433:
1372:
1304:
336:
Stony Creek–Thimble Islands Historic District
154:
140:
132:
95:
85:
80:
21:"Ghost Island" redirects here. For other uses, see
805:through underwater pipes from shore; the rest use
781:from the shore; the rest use some combination of
618:to eliminate hiding places for British ships.
241:rocks, ledges and outcroppings resulting from
205:were once the tops of hills prior to the last
2684:
1266:
994:. Fairfield, CT: Connecticut Audubon Society.
990:Brown, Lauren, and Sharp, Penelope C. (1986)
981:"Another 'Thimble Island' sells at a bargain"
8:
1152:
1150:
813:, or have containers of water delivered. No
492:Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge
35:
283:Although they are said to be named for the
3049:Landforms of New Haven County, Connecticut
2691:
2677:
2669:
1273:
1259:
1251:
1238:Thimble Islands Storybook: A Captains View
610:As with most of southern New England, the
268:here, causing intermittent interest among
41:
34:
1222:, photoessay from the July 1995 issue of
1112:"Wheeler Island in Thimbles fetches $ 3M"
858:established his "Summer White House" on
817:serve the islands, requiring the use of
653:, etc. The exception is large stands of
334:The Thimble Islands are included in the
1019:
1220:Stolen Glimpses of the Thimble Islands
1131:"National Register Information System"
1125:
1123:
1121:
490:for ecological studies and is part of
190:, located in and around the harbor of
992:The Vegetation of the Thimble Islands
977:, July 30, 2006; Real Estate page 10.
668:are particularly absent, even though
488:Southern Connecticut State University
354:section of Branford. It includes the
7:
1136:National Register of Historic Places
344:National Register of Historic Places
62:
3034:Archipelagoes of the Atlantic Ocean
1026:Hughes, Arthur and Morse S. Allen.
408:(10 acres / 4.07 ha) has 14 houses.
1063:from the original on May 20, 2021.
969:"Living Half a Mile Off the Coast"
957:"Wealthy Widow Buying Up Thimbles"
217:of rubble deposited by retreating
14:
394:Peabody Museum of Natural History
381:The largest Thimble Islands are:
2652:
498:Other named Thimble Islands are
61:
54:
2895:North and South Brother Islands
1051:DaRosa, Andrew (May 20, 2021).
3044:Coastal islands of Connecticut
1553:Lower Connecticut River Valley
1505:Lower Connecticut River Valley
1187:Brooks, Andree (1982-06-20). "
1170:Varley, Robert (2005-09-18). "
308:Reflections in Bullough's Pond
276:, 30 miles (48 km) away.
1:
1100:Wheeler’s Island House (2001)
832:on Cut in Two Island East to
801:. About half the islands get
664:In contrast to the mainland,
510:(also known as Dove Island),
23:Ghost Island (disambiguation)
1236:Milne, Bob, Captain (2005).
987:, December 4, 2006, page A1.
965:, January 22, 2006, page A1.
896:Thimble Island Ferry Service
890:In the warm season, a small
256:to discover the islands was
1240:. Published by the author.
1189:The Magic of an Island Home
194:in the southeast corner of
3065:
625:, a high concentration of
616:American Revolutionary War
260:in 1614. Legend says that
27:
20:
2648:
1573:South Central Connecticut
1292:
997:Hanna, Archibald (1970).
672:are capable of ingesting
504:East Stooping Bush Island
145:
49:
40:
2800:Goose Island (Stratford)
1578:Southeastern Connecticut
1563:Northeastern Connecticut
1525:Southeastern Connecticut
1510:Central Naugatuck Valley
448:. A much larger quarry,
2795:Goose Island (Guilford)
1443:Councils of governments
1215:Friends of Outer Island
1028:Connecticut Place Names
922:for younger children,
342:that was listed on the
2659:Connecticut portal
1515:Naugatuck River Valley
1176:The New Haven Register
734:Culture and recreation
578:Named after the famed
518:(East and West), tiny
458:Grand Central Terminal
444:, and the base of the
378:
331:
171:
3029:Branford, Connecticut
3003:South End of Stamford
2850:Little Pumpkin Island
1483:Connecticut panhandle
1141:National Park Service
862:for two years. Actor
770:Only six islands get
592:Branford, Connecticut
540:Little Pumpkin Island
432:is home to a granite
376:
363:Georgian architecture
329:
196:Branford, Connecticut
169:
117:41.26444°N 72.75306°W
90:Branford, Connecticut
2885:Mother-in-Law Island
2865:Menunketesuck Island
2815:Great Captain Island
580:Captain William Kidd
530:aka Prudden Island,
528:Mother in Law Island
287:, a relative of the
182:consisting of small
2780:Fayerweather Island
1583:Western Connecticut
1448:Coastal Connecticut
1364:Tourist attractions
887:between the rocks.
462:Columbia University
295:. Other species of
122:41.26444; -72.75306
113: /
37:
2940:Sandy Point Island
2702:and peninsulas of
1548:Greater Bridgeport
1463:Greater Bridgeport
1209:ThimbleIslands.net
1193:The New York Times
1079:Branford, CT Patch
1057:New Haven Register
985:New Haven Register
962:New Haven Register
910:or by helicopter.
688:and some types of
598:, Kidds Lane, and
526:aka Ghost Island,
450:Stony Creek Quarry
379:
332:
172:
3039:Long Island Sound
3011:
3010:
2745:Cut in Two Island
2666:
2665:
1495:Housatonic Valley
1488:Greater New Haven
1453:Farmington Valley
1143:. March 13, 2009.
830:General Tom Thumb
765:hurricane of 1938
749:basketball courts
516:Cut in Two Island
446:Statue of Liberty
422:), also known as
356:Stick Style House
340:historic district
322:Historic district
215:terminal moraines
211:Long Island Sound
188:Long Island Sound
164:
163:
3056:
2960:Underwood Island
2693:
2686:
2679:
2670:
2657:
2656:
2655:
2272:North Stonington
1558:Naugatuck Valley
1535:Planning regions
1500:Litchfield Hills
1473:Greater Hartford
1275:
1268:
1261:
1252:
1196:
1185:
1179:
1168:
1162:
1161:
1154:
1145:
1144:
1127:
1116:
1115:
1108:
1102:
1097:
1091:
1090:
1088:
1086:
1071:
1065:
1064:
1048:
1042:
1037:
1031:
1024:
971:; Stacey Stowe;
823:sewage treatment
772:electrical power
694:invasive species
542:, Lewis Island,
536:East Crib Island
532:West Crib Island
438:Lincoln Memorial
424:Yon Comis Island
365:is represented.
274:Gardiners Island
270:treasure hunters
170:Thimble Islands.
128:
127:
125:
124:
123:
118:
114:
111:
110:
109:
106:
65:
64:
58:
45:
38:
3064:
3063:
3059:
3058:
3057:
3055:
3054:
3053:
3024:Thimble Islands
3014:
3013:
3012:
3007:
2969:
2950:Thimble Islands
2945:Sherwood Island
2900:Norwalk Islands
2805:Governor Island
2706:
2697:
2667:
2662:
2653:
2651:
2644:
2635:Historic Places
2611:
1753:
1640:
1587:
1568:Northwest Hills
1529:
1468:Greater Danbury
1429:
1368:
1300:
1288:
1279:
1233:
1231:Further reading
1205:
1200:
1199:
1186:
1182:
1169:
1165:
1156:
1155:
1148:
1129:
1128:
1119:
1110:
1109:
1105:
1098:
1094:
1084:
1082:
1081:. July 22, 2020
1073:
1072:
1068:
1055:. Real Estate.
1050:
1049:
1045:
1038:
1034:
1025:
1021:
1016:
953:
948:
936:
916:
736:
608:
576:
454:Brooklyn Bridge
406:Governor Island
390:Yale University
371:
324:
289:black raspberry
227:
176:Thimble Islands
150:
121:
119:
115:
112:
107:
104:
102:
100:
99:
76:
75:
74:
73:
72:
71:
70:
66:
33:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
3062:
3060:
3052:
3051:
3046:
3041:
3036:
3031:
3026:
3016:
3015:
3009:
3008:
3006:
3005:
3000:
2995:
2990:
2985:
2979:
2977:
2971:
2970:
2968:
2967:
2965:Wooster Island
2962:
2957:
2952:
2947:
2942:
2937:
2932:
2927:
2922:
2917:
2912:
2910:Peacock Island
2907:
2902:
2897:
2892:
2887:
2882:
2877:
2872:
2867:
2862:
2860:Mason's Island
2857:
2852:
2847:
2842:
2837:
2832:
2827:
2822:
2817:
2812:
2810:Grannis Island
2807:
2802:
2797:
2792:
2787:
2782:
2777:
2775:Falkner Island
2772:
2767:
2762:
2757:
2752:
2747:
2742:
2740:Charles Island
2737:
2732:
2730:Carting Island
2727:
2722:
2716:
2714:
2708:
2707:
2698:
2696:
2695:
2688:
2681:
2673:
2664:
2663:
2649:
2646:
2645:
2643:
2642:
2637:
2632:
2627:
2621:
2619:
2613:
2612:
2610:
2609:
2604:
2599:
2594:
2589:
2584:
2579:
2574:
2569:
2564:
2559:
2554:
2549:
2544:
2539:
2534:
2529:
2524:
2519:
2514:
2509:
2504:
2499:
2494:
2489:
2484:
2479:
2474:
2469:
2464:
2459:
2454:
2449:
2444:
2439:
2434:
2429:
2424:
2419:
2414:
2409:
2404:
2399:
2394:
2389:
2384:
2379:
2374:
2369:
2364:
2359:
2354:
2349:
2344:
2339:
2334:
2329:
2324:
2319:
2314:
2309:
2304:
2299:
2294:
2289:
2284:
2279:
2274:
2269:
2264:
2259:
2257:North Branford
2254:
2249:
2244:
2239:
2234:
2229:
2224:
2219:
2214:
2209:
2204:
2199:
2194:
2189:
2184:
2179:
2174:
2169:
2164:
2159:
2154:
2149:
2144:
2139:
2134:
2129:
2124:
2119:
2114:
2109:
2104:
2099:
2094:
2089:
2084:
2079:
2074:
2069:
2064:
2059:
2054:
2049:
2044:
2039:
2034:
2029:
2024:
2019:
2014:
2009:
2004:
1999:
1994:
1989:
1984:
1979:
1974:
1969:
1964:
1959:
1954:
1949:
1944:
1939:
1934:
1929:
1924:
1919:
1914:
1909:
1904:
1899:
1894:
1889:
1884:
1879:
1874:
1869:
1864:
1859:
1854:
1849:
1844:
1839:
1834:
1829:
1824:
1819:
1814:
1809:
1804:
1799:
1794:
1789:
1784:
1779:
1774:
1769:
1763:
1761:
1755:
1754:
1752:
1751:
1746:
1741:
1736:
1731:
1726:
1721:
1716:
1711:
1706:
1701:
1696:
1691:
1686:
1681:
1676:
1671:
1666:
1661:
1656:
1650:
1648:
1642:
1641:
1639:
1638:
1633:
1628:
1623:
1618:
1613:
1608:
1603:
1597:
1595:
1589:
1588:
1586:
1585:
1580:
1575:
1570:
1565:
1560:
1555:
1550:
1545:
1539:
1537:
1531:
1530:
1528:
1527:
1522:
1517:
1512:
1507:
1502:
1497:
1492:
1491:
1490:
1485:
1478:Tri-State area
1475:
1470:
1465:
1460:
1455:
1450:
1445:
1439:
1437:
1431:
1430:
1428:
1427:
1425:Party strength
1422:
1417:
1412:
1407:
1402:
1397:
1392:
1387:
1385:Climate change
1382:
1376:
1374:
1370:
1369:
1367:
1366:
1361:
1356:
1351:
1346:
1341:
1336:
1331:
1326:
1321:
1316:
1310:
1308:
1302:
1301:
1293:
1290:
1289:
1280:
1278:
1277:
1270:
1263:
1255:
1249:
1248:
1232:
1229:
1228:
1227:
1217:
1212:
1204:
1203:External links
1201:
1198:
1197:
1180:
1163:
1146:
1117:
1103:
1092:
1066:
1043:
1032:
1018:
1017:
1015:
1012:
1011:
1010:
995:
988:
978:
974:New York Times
966:
952:
949:
947:
944:
943:
942:
935:
932:
915:
912:
900:scenic cruises
883:acting on the
879:caused by the
864:Frank Converse
735:
732:
690:climbing roses
607:
604:
575:
572:
568:Frisbie Island
564:Wayland Island
552:Beldens Island
524:Wheeler Island
496:
495:
481:
476:
471:
465:
427:
409:
403:
397:
370:
367:
323:
320:
226:
223:
162:
161:
156:
152:
151:
146:
143:
142:
141:Administration
138:
137:
134:
130:
129:
97:
93:
92:
87:
83:
82:
78:
77:
68:
67:
60:
59:
53:
52:
51:
50:
47:
46:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3061:
3050:
3047:
3045:
3042:
3040:
3037:
3035:
3032:
3030:
3027:
3025:
3022:
3021:
3019:
3004:
3001:
2999:
2998:Shippan Point
2996:
2994:
2991:
2989:
2986:
2984:
2981:
2980:
2978:
2976:
2972:
2966:
2963:
2961:
2958:
2956:
2953:
2951:
2948:
2946:
2943:
2941:
2938:
2936:
2933:
2931:
2930:Rogers Island
2928:
2926:
2923:
2921:
2918:
2916:
2913:
2911:
2908:
2906:
2903:
2901:
2898:
2896:
2893:
2891:
2888:
2886:
2883:
2881:
2878:
2876:
2875:Minnie Island
2873:
2871:
2870:Milford Point
2868:
2866:
2863:
2861:
2858:
2856:
2853:
2851:
2848:
2846:
2843:
2841:
2840:Kidd's Island
2838:
2836:
2833:
2831:
2828:
2826:
2825:Haddam Island
2823:
2821:
2818:
2816:
2813:
2811:
2808:
2806:
2803:
2801:
2798:
2796:
2793:
2791:
2788:
2786:
2785:Fowler Island
2783:
2781:
2778:
2776:
2773:
2771:
2770:Enders Island
2768:
2766:
2763:
2761:
2758:
2756:
2753:
2751:
2750:Cuties Island
2748:
2746:
2743:
2741:
2738:
2736:
2733:
2731:
2728:
2726:
2723:
2721:
2718:
2717:
2715:
2713:
2709:
2705:
2701:
2694:
2689:
2687:
2682:
2680:
2675:
2674:
2671:
2661:
2660:
2647:
2641:
2638:
2636:
2633:
2631:
2628:
2626:
2623:
2622:
2620:
2618:
2614:
2608:
2605:
2603:
2600:
2598:
2595:
2593:
2590:
2588:
2587:Windsor Locks
2585:
2583:
2580:
2578:
2575:
2573:
2570:
2568:
2565:
2563:
2560:
2558:
2555:
2553:
2550:
2548:
2545:
2543:
2540:
2538:
2535:
2533:
2532:West Hartford
2530:
2528:
2525:
2523:
2520:
2518:
2515:
2513:
2510:
2508:
2505:
2503:
2500:
2498:
2495:
2493:
2490:
2488:
2485:
2483:
2480:
2478:
2475:
2473:
2470:
2468:
2465:
2463:
2460:
2458:
2455:
2453:
2450:
2448:
2445:
2443:
2440:
2438:
2435:
2433:
2430:
2428:
2425:
2423:
2420:
2418:
2415:
2413:
2412:South Windsor
2410:
2408:
2405:
2403:
2400:
2398:
2395:
2393:
2390:
2388:
2385:
2383:
2380:
2378:
2375:
2373:
2370:
2368:
2365:
2363:
2360:
2358:
2355:
2353:
2350:
2348:
2345:
2343:
2340:
2338:
2335:
2333:
2330:
2328:
2325:
2323:
2320:
2318:
2315:
2313:
2310:
2308:
2305:
2303:
2300:
2298:
2295:
2293:
2290:
2288:
2285:
2283:
2280:
2278:
2275:
2273:
2270:
2268:
2265:
2263:
2260:
2258:
2255:
2253:
2250:
2248:
2245:
2243:
2240:
2238:
2235:
2233:
2230:
2228:
2225:
2223:
2220:
2218:
2217:New Fairfield
2215:
2213:
2210:
2208:
2205:
2203:
2200:
2198:
2195:
2193:
2190:
2188:
2185:
2183:
2180:
2178:
2175:
2173:
2170:
2168:
2165:
2163:
2160:
2158:
2155:
2153:
2150:
2148:
2145:
2143:
2140:
2138:
2135:
2133:
2130:
2128:
2125:
2123:
2120:
2118:
2115:
2113:
2110:
2108:
2105:
2103:
2100:
2098:
2095:
2093:
2090:
2088:
2085:
2083:
2080:
2078:
2075:
2073:
2070:
2068:
2065:
2063:
2060:
2058:
2055:
2053:
2050:
2048:
2045:
2043:
2040:
2038:
2035:
2033:
2030:
2028:
2025:
2023:
2020:
2018:
2015:
2013:
2010:
2008:
2005:
2003:
2000:
1998:
1995:
1993:
1990:
1988:
1985:
1983:
1980:
1978:
1975:
1973:
1972:East Hartford
1970:
1968:
1965:
1963:
1960:
1958:
1955:
1953:
1950:
1948:
1945:
1943:
1940:
1938:
1935:
1933:
1930:
1928:
1925:
1923:
1920:
1918:
1915:
1913:
1910:
1908:
1905:
1903:
1900:
1898:
1895:
1893:
1890:
1888:
1885:
1883:
1880:
1878:
1875:
1873:
1870:
1868:
1865:
1863:
1860:
1858:
1855:
1853:
1850:
1848:
1845:
1843:
1840:
1838:
1835:
1833:
1830:
1828:
1825:
1823:
1820:
1818:
1815:
1813:
1810:
1808:
1805:
1803:
1800:
1798:
1795:
1793:
1790:
1788:
1785:
1783:
1780:
1778:
1775:
1773:
1770:
1768:
1765:
1764:
1762:
1760:
1756:
1750:
1747:
1745:
1742:
1740:
1737:
1735:
1732:
1730:
1727:
1725:
1722:
1720:
1717:
1715:
1712:
1710:
1707:
1705:
1702:
1700:
1697:
1695:
1692:
1690:
1687:
1685:
1682:
1680:
1677:
1675:
1672:
1670:
1667:
1665:
1662:
1660:
1657:
1655:
1652:
1651:
1649:
1647:
1643:
1637:
1634:
1632:
1629:
1627:
1624:
1622:
1619:
1617:
1614:
1612:
1609:
1607:
1604:
1602:
1599:
1598:
1596:
1594:
1590:
1584:
1581:
1579:
1576:
1574:
1571:
1569:
1566:
1564:
1561:
1559:
1556:
1554:
1551:
1549:
1546:
1544:
1541:
1540:
1538:
1536:
1532:
1526:
1523:
1521:
1518:
1516:
1513:
1511:
1508:
1506:
1503:
1501:
1498:
1496:
1493:
1489:
1486:
1484:
1481:
1480:
1479:
1476:
1474:
1471:
1469:
1466:
1464:
1461:
1459:
1456:
1454:
1451:
1449:
1446:
1444:
1441:
1440:
1438:
1436:
1432:
1426:
1423:
1421:
1418:
1416:
1413:
1411:
1408:
1406:
1403:
1401:
1398:
1396:
1393:
1391:
1388:
1386:
1383:
1381:
1378:
1377:
1375:
1371:
1365:
1362:
1360:
1357:
1355:
1352:
1350:
1347:
1345:
1342:
1340:
1337:
1335:
1332:
1330:
1327:
1325:
1322:
1320:
1317:
1315:
1312:
1311:
1309:
1307:
1303:
1298:
1297:
1291:
1287:
1283:
1276:
1271:
1269:
1264:
1262:
1257:
1256:
1253:
1247:
1246:1-59872-094-5
1243:
1239:
1235:
1234:
1230:
1225:
1221:
1218:
1216:
1213:
1210:
1207:
1206:
1202:
1194:
1190:
1184:
1181:
1177:
1173:
1167:
1164:
1159:
1153:
1151:
1147:
1142:
1138:
1137:
1132:
1126:
1124:
1122:
1118:
1113:
1107:
1104:
1101:
1096:
1093:
1080:
1076:
1070:
1067:
1062:
1058:
1054:
1047:
1044:
1041:
1036:
1033:
1029:
1023:
1020:
1013:
1009:. OCLC 92624.
1008:
1007:0-208-01117-X
1004:
1000:
996:
993:
989:
986:
982:
979:
976:
975:
970:
967:
964:
963:
958:
955:
954:
950:
945:
941:
938:
937:
933:
931:
929:
925:
921:
913:
911:
909:
905:
901:
897:
893:
888:
886:
882:
878:
872:
869:
865:
861:
857:
853:
850:
846:
842:
839:
835:
834:Garry Trudeau
831:
826:
824:
820:
816:
812:
808:
804:
800:
796:
792:
788:
784:
780:
777:
773:
768:
766:
762:
758:
754:
750:
746:
742:
741:Tudor mansion
733:
731:
729:
725:
721:
717:
713:
709:
705:
701:
697:
695:
691:
687:
683:
679:
675:
671:
667:
662:
660:
656:
652:
648:
644:
640:
636:
632:
628:
624:
619:
617:
613:
605:
603:
601:
597:
596:Kidd's Harbor
594:, as well as
593:
589:
585:
584:Kidd's Island
581:
573:
571:
569:
565:
561:
560:Jepson Island
557:
553:
549:
545:
544:Kidd's Island
541:
537:
533:
529:
525:
521:
520:Phelps Island
517:
513:
509:
508:Potato Island
505:
501:
493:
489:
485:
482:
480:
477:
475:
472:
469:
466:
463:
459:
455:
451:
447:
443:
439:
435:
431:
428:
425:
421:
417:
413:
412:Rogers Island
410:
407:
404:
401:
398:
395:
391:
387:
384:
383:
382:
375:
368:
366:
364:
359:
357:
353:
349:
345:
341:
337:
328:
321:
319:
315:
313:
309:
304:
302:
298:
294:
290:
286:
281:
277:
275:
271:
267:
263:
259:
255:
250:
248:
244:
240:
236:
232:
229:Known to the
224:
222:
220:
216:
212:
208:
204:
199:
197:
193:
189:
185:
181:
177:
168:
160:
157:
153:
149:
148:United States
144:
139:
135:
133:Total islands
131:
126:
98:
94:
91:
88:
84:
79:
57:
48:
44:
39:
31:
24:
19:
2955:Tuxis Island
2949:
2905:Outer Island
2890:Nells Island
2880:Money Island
2845:Kings Island
2835:Horse Island
2765:Elihu Island
2755:Davis Island
2735:Cedar Island
2650:
2557:Wethersfield
2292:Old Saybrook
2262:North Canaan
2222:New Hartford
2112:Killingworth
1987:East Windsor
1967:East Hampton
1792:Beacon Falls
1520:Quiet Corner
1400:Demographics
1319:Constitution
1294:
1237:
1223:
1192:
1183:
1175:
1166:
1134:
1106:
1095:
1083:. Retrieved
1078:
1069:
1056:
1046:
1035:
1027:
1022:
998:
991:
984:
972:
960:
917:
914:Sailing Club
889:
873:
860:Davis Island
856:William Taft
854:. President
827:
819:septic tanks
769:
761:Money Island
737:
698:
663:
620:
609:
600:Money Island
583:
577:
512:Smith Island
497:
484:Outer Island
468:Davis Island
442:Grant's Tomb
400:Money Island
386:Horse Island
380:
360:
333:
316:
305:
285:thimbleberry
282:
278:
262:Captain Kidd
258:Adrian Block
251:
234:
228:
213:, which are
200:
175:
173:
147:
69:The Thimbles
36:The Thimbles
30:Kidd Islands
18:
2915:Pope's Flat
2855:Long Island
2830:High Island
2790:Goat Island
2760:Duck Island
2725:Calf Island
2720:Bear Island
2704:Connecticut
2502:Wallingford
2422:Southington
2267:North Haven
2237:New Milford
2207:New Britain
2172:Middlefield
2157:Marlborough
2032:Glastonbury
1962:East Haddam
1957:East Granby
1842:Bridgewater
1787:Barkhamsted
1704:New Britain
1420:LGBT rights
1324:Delegations
1286:Connecticut
940:Outer Lands
845:Jane Pauley
803:fresh water
787:solar power
757:footbridges
718:, and some
606:Environment
588:Stony Creek
574:Kidd Island
556:Burr Island
548:Reel Island
486:is used by
474:High Island
430:Bear Island
352:Stony Creek
293:New England
264:buried his
235:Kuttomquosh
233:Indians as
231:Mattabeseck
192:Stony Creek
180:archipelago
159:Connecticut
120: /
96:Coordinates
3018:Categories
2988:Hay Island
2983:City Point
2975:Peninsulas
2935:Round Rock
2925:Ram Island
2920:Pot Island
2597:Woodbridge
2572:Winchester
2562:Willington
2537:West Haven
2512:Washington
2477:Torrington
2447:Stonington
2357:Rocky Hill
2352:Ridgefield
2312:Plainville
2307:Plainfield
2232:New London
2212:New Canaan
2177:Middletown
2167:Middlebury
2147:Manchester
2132:Litchfield
2022:Farmington
1977:East Haven
1942:Deep River
1902:Colchester
1872:Canterbury
1862:Burlington
1852:Brookfield
1837:Bridgeport
1817:Bloomfield
1749:West Haven
1739:Torrington
1714:New London
1694:Middletown
1659:Bridgeport
1626:New London
1611:Litchfield
1458:Gold Coast
1339:Government
1085:August 26,
946:References
868:motorboats
852:journalist
841:cartoonist
838:Doonesbury
776:underwater
659:Poison ivy
655:pitch pine
500:Hen Island
479:Pot Island
312:Diana Muir
297:blackberry
252:The first
243:glaciation
108:72°45′11″W
105:41°15′52″N
2820:Gull Rock
2640:Geography
2607:Woodstock
2542:Westbrook
2527:Watertown
2522:Waterford
2517:Waterbury
2497:Voluntown
2462:Thomaston
2452:Stratford
2417:Southbury
2372:Salisbury
2242:Newington
2227:New Haven
2202:Naugatuck
2192:Montville
2152:Mansfield
2107:Killingly
2092:Harwinton
2047:Greenwich
2017:Fairfield
2002:Ellington
1982:East Lyme
1907:Colebrook
1812:Bethlehem
1759:All towns
1744:Waterbury
1709:New Haven
1621:New Haven
1616:Middlesex
1601:Fairfield
1410:Education
1334:Geography
1329:Elections
1299:(capital)
928:Cat Boats
849:broadcast
811:rainwater
791:batteries
783:generator
753:caretaker
670:blue jays
647:sassafras
641:or other
348:Route 146
301:raspberry
81:Geography
2993:Lordship
2630:Villages
2625:Boroughs
2602:Woodbury
2552:Westport
2482:Trumbull
2467:Thompson
2457:Suffield
2442:Sterling
2437:Stamford
2432:Stafford
2402:Simsbury
2377:Scotland
2337:Prospect
2327:Portland
2317:Plymouth
2287:Old Lyme
2087:Hartland
2082:Hartford
2062:Guilford
2052:Griswold
2027:Franklin
1992:Eastford
1927:Cromwell
1922:Coventry
1917:Cornwall
1912:Columbia
1887:Cheshire
1857:Brooklyn
1832:Branford
1734:Stamford
1684:Hartford
1606:Hartford
1593:Counties
1415:Gun laws
1380:Abortion
1296:Hartford
1226:magazine
1061:Archived
934:See also
908:seaplane
885:channels
877:currents
821:for all
795:kerosene
774:through
704:squirrel
651:cherries
266:treasure
254:European
219:glaciers
86:Location
2712:Islands
2700:Islands
2592:Wolcott
2582:Windsor
2577:Windham
2472:Tolland
2427:Sprague
2397:Sherman
2392:Shelton
2382:Seymour
2362:Roxbury
2347:Redding
2332:Preston
2322:Pomfret
2282:Norwich
2277:Norwalk
2252:Norfolk
2247:Newtown
2182:Milford
2162:Meriden
2142:Madison
2122:Ledyard
2117:Lebanon
2077:Hampton
2007:Enfield
1932:Danbury
1897:Clinton
1892:Chester
1882:Chaplin
1847:Bristol
1802:Bethany
1777:Ashford
1772:Ansonia
1767:Andover
1729:Shelton
1724:Norwich
1719:Norwalk
1699:Milford
1689:Meriden
1669:Danbury
1664:Bristol
1654:Ansonia
1636:Windham
1631:Tolland
1543:Capitol
1435:Regions
1405:Economy
1390:Culture
1373:Society
1359:Symbols
1344:History
951:Sources
799:propane
743:, with
700:Mammals
639:berries
612:ecology
418:/ 3.14
369:Islands
239:granite
225:History
207:ice age
203:bedrock
184:islands
2617:Places
2567:Wilton
2547:Weston
2507:Warren
2492:Vernon
2407:Somers
2387:Sharon
2342:Putnam
2302:Oxford
2297:Orange
2197:Morris
2187:Monroe
2127:Lisbon
2097:Hebron
2072:Hamden
2067:Haddam
2057:Groton
2042:Granby
2037:Goshen
1997:Easton
1952:Durham
1937:Darien
1877:Canton
1867:Canaan
1827:Bozrah
1822:Bolton
1807:Bethel
1797:Berlin
1679:Groton
1646:Cities
1354:People
1349:Images
1306:Topics
1244:
1224:Yankee
1005:
924:Lasers
815:sewers
779:cables
751:and a
745:tennis
728:Snakes
674:acorns
631:shrubs
566:, and
460:, and
434:quarry
414:(7.75
178:is an
2487:Union
2367:Salem
2012:Essex
1947:Derby
1674:Derby
1395:Crime
1314:Index
1282:State
1014:Notes
904:Kayak
892:ferry
881:tides
807:wells
720:mouse
716:voles
682:beech
678:maple
643:fruit
635:trees
416:acres
338:, a
247:seals
155:State
2137:Lyme
2102:Kent
1782:Avon
1242:ISBN
1087:2024
1003:ISBN
843:and
797:and
747:and
722:and
712:bats
708:deer
666:oaks
633:and
627:salt
623:soil
299:and
174:The
136:100+
1284:of
1191:".
1174:".
920:JYs
894:,
809:or
793:or
724:rat
706:or
686:ivy
590:in
306:In
186:in
3020::
1149:^
1139:.
1133:.
1120:^
1077:.
1059:.
983:,
959:,
926:,
902:.
847:,
836:,
825:.
789:,
785:,
714:,
696:.
680:,
649:,
582:,
562:,
558:,
554:,
550:,
546:,
538:,
534:,
522:,
514:,
506:,
502:,
456:,
440:,
420:ha
310:,
249:.
221:.
2692:e
2685:t
2678:v
1274:e
1267:t
1260:v
1195:.
1178:.
1114:.
1089:.
464:.
396:.
32:.
25:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
