promontory

gay head

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Properties

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description
The most westerly promontory of Martha's Vineyard, historically home to a village of 'red men' who supplied Nantucket with daring harpooneers, and the origin of Tashtego.
island
Martha's Vineyard
location_type
promontory
notable_inhabitant_group
Gay-Headers
notable_resident
Tashtego

Relationships

  • is_part_ofMartha's Vineyard
    description
    Gay Head is described as the most westerly promontory of Martha's Vineyard.
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    Gay Head, the most westerly promontory of Martha’s Vineyard,
  • is_home_toGay-Headers
    description
    The village of 'red men' at Gay Head historically housed the group known as Gay-Headers in the fishery.
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  • suppliesNantucket
    description
    The village of red men at Gay Head has long supplied Nantucket with many of her most daring harpooneers.
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    source_text
    village of red men, which has long supplied the neighboring island of Nantucket with many of her most daring harpooneers.
  • extracted_fromSource
    extracted_at
    2026-03-02T00:07:53.810Z
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