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Developed areas of the island constitute the village of Plum Island, Massachusetts with public beaches, businesses and private residences. The village surrounds a body of water known as "the Basin," [ 11 ] and lies wholly within Newburyport and Newbury, the Newbury portion forming one of three legal precincts of the town.
87001485 [ 1 ] Added to NRHP. June 15, 1987. The Newburyport Harbor Light, also known as Plum Island Light, built in 1788, is a historic lighthouse on Northern Boulevard in Newburyport, Massachusetts. [ 2 ][ 3 ] The original 4th order Fresnel lens is still in use, one of only five original glass Fresnel lenses still in use in Massachusetts.
The Great Marsh. Parker River National Wildlife Refuge is a wildlife sanctuary encompassing the majority of Plum Island in northeastern Essex County, Massachusetts, 5 miles southeast of Newburyport. It was established in 1942 primarily to provide feeding, resting, and nesting habitats for migratory birds.
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Added to NRHP. February 11, 2011. Plum Island Light is located on the western end of Plum Island, which lies in the Long Island Sound, east of Orient Point at the end of the North Fork of Long Island, New York. [1] [2] An historic granite lighthouse originally built in 1869 sits at the site, but no longer serves as an active aid to navigation.
Newburyport, Massachusetts. / 42.81250°N 70.87778°W / 42.81250; -70.87778. Newburyport is a coastal city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, 35 miles (56 km) northeast of Boston. The population was 18,289 at the 2020 census. [ 2] A historic seaport with a vibrant tourism industry, Newburyport includes part of Plum Island.
Sandy Point State Reservation. Sandy Point State Reservation is a coastal Massachusetts state park located in the town of Ipswich at the southern tip of Plum Island. The reservation is managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation and is an important nesting area for the piping plover and the least tern.
The Daily News of Newburyport is an American daily newspaper covering northeastern Essex County, Massachusetts, USA. The newspaper is published Monday through Saturday mornings by North of Boston Media Group, a subsidiary of Community Newspaper Holdings Inc. Based in Newburyport, Massachusetts, the paper also covers several neighboring cities ...