The English settled Martha’s Vineyard from the outside in; early colonial settlements clustered around natural harbors and mill-powering streams, mostly near the periphery of the Island. The dry interior that scrubby triangle formed by the highways connecting Vineyard Haven, West Tisbury, and Edgartown remained virtually uninhabited for centuries. Modern inland developments like those […]
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The Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road dates back to the late 18th century and probably earlier, although not entirely in its modern location. It was along this road that British troops drove thousands of plundered sheep and other livestock during the infamous Grey’s Raid of 1778. Scouring the Island for sheep, cattle, weapons, food, and valuables, troops […]