NOT WITHIN BOSTON HARBOR ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK AREA
General Information This island is privately owned.
Agency Designation: Not applicable Harbor Location: Hingham Bay
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 notwithin the park). Following is another known name for Peddocks Island:
Did You Know? Public ferries to Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area leave from Long Wharf, the oldest continuously used wharf in the United States. It was aptly named Long Wharf in 1710 as it stretched 1,586 feet into the port of Boston making it the longest wharf in America. more...