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Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Island Facts: Hangman Island
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A barren rock outcrop with a small pebble beach serves as a resting-place for the gulls, ducks and other seabirds.
General Information
This island of Boston Harbor Islands national park area is managed by .
Agency Designation: Harbor Islands Reservation
Current Use: Park purposes
Harbor Location: Quincy Bay
Acreage: 6 (upland acres: 0.45; intertidal acres: 5.48)
Highest elevation: 3 feet
Longitude: 42° N/A" North
Latitude: 70° N/A" West
Miles from Long Wharf: 7
Visitor Facilities & Services
The Graves is not open to private boaters. There is no docking. Boaters must anchor off shore.
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Hours:
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Access discouraged |
Piers/Docks:
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No |
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Visitor season:
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0 |
Boat slips:
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0 |
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Visitor staff:
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No |
Moorings:
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0 |
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Guided tours:
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No |
Park boats:
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None |
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Lifeguards:
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No |
Car access:
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No |
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Flush toilets:
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No |
Campsites:
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0 (capacity ea: 0) |
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Composting toilets:
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No |
Group campsites:
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0 (capacity ea: 0) |
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Picnic areas:
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No |
Camping capacity:
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0 |
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Refreshments:
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No |
Cooking grills:
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0 |
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Drinking water:
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No |
Walking trails:
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No
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Visitor Cautions: Rocky, dangerous approach.
Natural History Overview
Vegetation
Sumac and other salt-tolerant herbaceous plants.
Wildlife
Survey in progress.
Geology
The island is composed of low granite and slate outcroppings and fine gravel beach. Rising three feet in elevation, the island is difficult to see at high tide. The island was larger and higher prior to quarrying in the colonial period.
Water Features
No constructed water features.
Views and Vistas
Due to its low elevation, the island is difficult to see from other harbor islands or the mainland. The island is located between Wollaston Beach, Squantum, Moon, Long, Rainsford, Peddocks and Nut islands.
Structures
Buildings
Fortifications
Other Structures
Comments
In the early 1600s, the island was named for Joseph Green, a well-known merchant, who owned the island during Colonial times.
Alternate Names
Island names have changed, depending on ownership and the customs of the times. What's in a Name? lists alternate names for park islands (and a few harbor islands not within the park). Following is a known alternate name for Hangman Island:
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Map of Hangman Island
Open PDF of Hangman Island.
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Did You Know?
Worlds End was a proposed site for the United Nations Headquarters in 1945 and a nuclear power plant in 1965. Now part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, it includes 251 acres of undisturbed grasslands and over 4 miles of footpaths.
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Last Updated: December 19, 2008 at 18:06 EST |
