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Monomoy was taken over by the US government just before
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681:Grape Island (Weymouth)
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686:Grape Island (Ipswich)
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833:Outer Brewster Island
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472:Billingsgate Island
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179:unexploded ordnance
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959:Veckatimest Island
858:Popponesset Island
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736:Long Island
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701:Gull Island
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629:Dole Island
606:Crow Island
598:Corn Island
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518:Calf Island
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324:February 3,
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1084:Wings Neck
1074:Salem Neck
1069:Rose Point
994:Peninsulas
931:The Graves
893:Shag Rocks
823:Nut Island
801:Nixes Mate
602:Cove Ledge
498:Brant Rock
482:Black Rock
276:October 9,
197:References
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92:See also:
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309:"Monomoy"
142:Chatham's
1059:Ram Head
1044:Humarock
1007:Cape Cod
1002:Cape Ann
213:Archived
191:Ezyduzit
123:Lobsters
111:mackerel
64:off the
62:Cape Cod
388:Islands
376:Islands
250:25 July
88:History
58:Chatham
32:Monomoy
781:Nahant
115:Boston
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