Martha's Vineyard

The name Martha's Vineyard first appears in a book describing the English explorer Bartholomew Gosnold's 1602 voyage from England. Long before that, the Wampanoag called this island Noepe. English colonists—missionaries, farmers, and seafarers—began to settle on the Vineyard in the 1640s. During the 19th century, seafaring industries dominated the economy, wi...