Slut's Bush
Slut's Bush is an island, no longer existent, 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 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. [5]
References
- ^ Nickerson, Warren Sears and Carpenter, Delores Bird. Early encounters--Native Americans and Europeans in New England
- ^ http://capecodhistory.us/Pratt/Pratt161-180.htm
- ^ The New England historical and genealogical register, Volume 18. http://books.google.com/books?id=TTkONJrQrtYC&pg=PA43&lpg=PA43
- ^ Livermore, Charles W. and Crosby, Leander. The ancient wreck: loss of the Sparrow-Hawk in 1626
- ^ The New England historical and genealogical register, Volume 18. http://books.google.com/books?id=TTkONJrQrtYC&pg=PA43&lpg=PA43