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Nomans Land (also mapped "No Man's Land"〔 The label "No Man's Land" appeared on Google Maps in November 2006. 〕 or "No Mans Land"〔 The label "No Mans Land" appeared on New England-area maps compiled by the National Geographic Society in 1955. 〕 or "No Man's island")〔 "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Southeastern Massachusetts" (airstrip), 2005, ''Airfields-Freeman.com'' webpage: (Airfields-NoMans ). 〕 is an uninhabited island 612 acres (2.477 km²) in size, located in the town of Chilmark, Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA.〔 For reasons unknown to history, the town of Chilmark petitioned the Massachusetts General Court to have Nomans Land added to its corporate boundaries in 1716. This petition was granted, although the island had already been included in the original incorporation in 1714. See ''Annals of Chilmark'' in the ''References'' section below. 〕 It is situated about three miles (5 km) off the southwest corner of the island of Martha's Vineyard. The island likely has unexploded ordnance dating from its role as a practice bombing range from 1943-1996.〔 Consequently, the island is closed to the public. == History == In 1602, from the voyage of the ''Concord'' (of Dartmouth) arriving at Cape Cod on May 15, 1602, Captain Bartholomew Gosnold had named the small island "Martha's Vineyard" after his eldest daughter, Martha;〔 "Concord of Dartmouth" (ship arrived at Cape Cod on May 15, 1602), Packrat, 2005, webpage: (PackRat-Concord-voyage ). 〕 however, the name was later transferred to the larger island nearby, northeast of Nomans Land. The island was probably named "Nomans Land" after a Martha's Vineyard Wampanoag sachem, Tequenoman, who had jurisdiction over the island when the English came in the early 17th century: named from "''Teque''Noman's Land" (figurative phrase). An entail of 1695 mentions that William Nicoll of Islip Grange, Long Island, NY owned the Island of Normans Land near "Martins Vineyard" recalling the fact that on December 19, 1685 Gov. Dongan, Lord of the Manor of Martha's Vineyard (including Normans Land) had made Nicoll his Steward there.〔Publications of the Order of Colonial Lords of Manors in America - The Nicoll Family and Islip Grange, by Rosalie Fellows Bailey, 1940〕 An airfield was constructed by the U.S. Navy on the southern edge of the island between November 1942 and May 1944, and the island was used, beginning in World War II, as a practice area for bombers for 53 years, 1943-1996.〔 The airfield was abandoned by the U.S. Navy sometime between 1945 and 1954, though usage as a bombing range continued until 1996. In 1952 the island was sold by the Crane family to the Navy.〔 The eastern third of the island has been managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) since 1975. Following an effort to clear the island of ordnance in 1997 and 1998, the entire island was transferred to the FWS for use as a wildlife refuge, primarily for migratory birds. 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「Nomans Land (Massachusetts)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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