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By 1642, the first settlers had arrived to lay claim to their new home. As the years went by, the local natives were slowly but steadily bought out by the wealthier English settlers. Eventually, all the richer farming land in the Edgartown area was no longer owned by any of the natives. The Indians drifted to other areas of the Island, or off the Island completely. Today, only Gay Head remains an Indian township, one of two such townships in the State. Unlike most other areas in the country, the Indians were not harshly dispossessed. They were paid for their land, and no hostile confrontation erupted between them and the settlers.

Why not go biking in Oak Bluffs? Down through the years, the Island's economy prospered, eventually becoming a major anchorage for the ebb and flow of commerce along the eastern coast. In the 19th century the Island emerged strong and healthy. Its vision of economic growth seemed destined to succeed. Unfortunately, things changed - perhaps it was the discovery of the fossil fuels, or the decline of the use of the 'tall ships' to carry cargo or the emergence of the locomotive. But most likely it was a combination of many uncontrollable and unforeseen occurrences which resulted in the decline of the Island's economic stability - the Island failed to prosper. However, the people of the Island, their roots deeply set in the soil, fought back. Slowly, patiently, the Island's economy passed from one depending on fishing, whaling and farming into one of the finest tourist economies in the East. Unlike years ago, when whale bones literally covered the beach, today the only sun-bleached whale bones to be found adorn a space in a quaint Island gift-shop.

Martha's Vineyard has survived, retaining all its charm and beauty. The handsome houses, with their shining clapboard shutters, its shaded streets, green rolling hills, pounding surf and jagged cliffs, quiet lagoons and solemn ponds, all remain to be visited again, or discovered for the first time. It is a place where a sense of the past and feeling of rich history combine with all its natural beauty for an experience that will bring you back year after year!

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The Pequot Hotel is a unique getaway, nestled among the "gingerbread" cottages of Martha's Vineyard. All guest rooms provide private baths, cable television, air conditioning, and wireless internet. Located minutes from shops, restaurants and the ferry landing and one block from the beach, the Pequot Hotel has been hosting Island guests for over 75 years!

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