Cottage City, Marthas Vineyard, Massachusetts, 1890 – Antique Wall Map
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Cottage City, Marthas Vineyard, Massachusetts, 1890, an antique map rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Library of Congress record: Cottage City, Martha's Vineyard, Mass. 1890
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Cottage City, Marthas Vineyard, Massachusetts, 1890
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Cottage City, on the north shore of Martha's Vineyard, was a summer resort in 1890, a decade after it became a separate town from Edgartown in 1880. Its origins lay in the Methodist camp meeting grounds that had been laid out since the 1830s, where worshippers lived in tents and later in small, brightly painted cottages with ornamental trim. By 1890 those religious summer quarters had grown into a seaside community that drew visitors from Boston, Providence, and other mainland cities by steamer. Its economy rested on lodging, boarding, and the steady arrival of holidaymakers, and Islanders and summer residents alike knew the place for its lively harbor, hotels, and the dense rows of cottages that gave the town its name.
| Created / published | 1890 |
|---|---|
| Creator | welcke, robert a. |
| Notes | Bird's-eye view map. |
| Subjects | Panoramic maps--Massachusetts |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 8,048 × 6,416 px · prints to 27 × 21 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Cottage City, Martha's Vineyard, Mass. 1890 |
| Reference | MA-Cottage City, Marthas Vineyard 1890 |
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