Falkner Island
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falkner-island-232-913037
title:
Falkner Island
text:
Falkner Island is a 2.87-acre (1.16 ha) crescent-shaped island located in Long Island Sound 3 miles (5 km) off Guilford, Connecticut, United States. The island has been visited by the Native Americans for thousands of years. Its Quinnipiac name is "Massancummock", meaning "the place of the great fish hawks". In 1641, Henry Whitfield and the founders of Guilford purchased the island from the Mohegan tribe's sachem, Uncas, as part of a transaction for the land east of East River. Purchased by the
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Island in the United States of America
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falkner_Island
date created:
2002-07-24T11:23:47Z
date modified:
2024-09-15T21:27:54Z
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image:
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fields total:
13
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16