Slut's Bush Explained

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.

References

41.6875°N -69.9382°W

Notes and References

  1. Nickerson, Warren Sears and Carpenter, Delores Bird. Early encounters--Native Americans and Europeans in New England
  2. Web site: Enoch Pratt, 1844, Eastham Wellfleet Orleans, p 161-180 . capecodhistory.us . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20041020154359/http://www.capecodhistory.us/Pratt/Pratt161-180.htm . 2004-10-20.
  3. Book: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register . 1864 . New England Historic Genealogical Society . en.
  4. Livermore, Charles W. and Crosby, Leander. The ancient wreck: loss of the Sparrow-Hawk in 1626

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