Slut's Bush was an island off the coast of Chatham, Massachusetts.

Once a rocky, swampy island covered with low shrubs, berry bushes, and vines, it appeared on 17th century maps of Cape Cod,[1] as well as 18th century deeds of the area.[2][3] It may have been a small portion of a larger island referred to as 'Ile Nawset' or Nauset Island.[4]

By 1864 it was described as under deep water, although stumps and roots could still be seen from a boat on a calm day.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Nickerson, Warren Sears and Carpenter, Delores Bird. Early encounters--Native Americans and Europeans in New England
  2. ↑ "Enoch Pratt, 1844, Eastham Wellfleet Orleans, p 161-180". capecodhistory.us. Archived from the original on 2004-10-20.
  3. 1 2 The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. New England Historic Genealogical Society. 1864.
  4. ↑ Livermore, Charles W. and Crosby, Leander. The ancient wreck: loss of the Sparrow-Hawk in 1626

41°41′15″N 69°56′18″W / 41.6875°N 69.9382°W / 41.6875; -69.9382


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