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Great Brewster Island is one of the outer islands in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, situated some offshore of downtown Boston. The island has a permanent size of , plus an intertidal zone of a further . Unlike the other outer islands, which are low-lying outcroppings of bedrock, Great Brewster is a drumlin which reaches a height of over 100 feet (30 m) above sea level. It has vegetation cover consisting of Apple Trees, Pear Trees, Sumac, Beach Roses, Grasses and Common Reeds, together with a large Gull colony. The birds are aggressive during nesting season and access by humans, which is by private boat only, is discouraged during that time. Like the neighbouring islands of Little Brewster, Middle Brewster and Outer Brewster, Great Brewster Island is named after William Brewster, the first preacher and teacher for the Plymouth Colony. In 1891, in what was considered a radical action for the time, four women spent two weeks on the island and documented their visit.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 access-date = 2015-03-29 )〕 More recently the island has been home to summer cottages for local families and for soldiers who manned an observation post during World War II. The military post included rapid-fire guns, searchlight stations, and a command post that aided in controlling the harbor’s minefield.〔 ==See also== *Green Island (Massachusetts) *Long Island *Tewksbury Rock (Massachusetts) *Barrel Rock 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Great Brewster Island」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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