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West Tisbury Pet Friendly Vacation Rentals
About West Tisbury
PetVR.com is looking for more pet friendly rentals in the West Tisbury district on Martha’s Vineyard.
West Tisbury with its white church, general store, post office, old mill, farms, and ponds has all the characteristics people associate with a typical New England village. It was the mill site that originally attracted settlers, because there was no stream in Edgartown strong enough to dam for a water wheel. The grist mill gave way in 1847 to the manufacture of satinet, a heavy fabric for whalemen’s jackets made from Island wool.
The Congregational Church on State Road is always open to visitors. Solid and settled as it now looks, even this structure did not escape the Islanders’ penchant for moving buildings around. The original churchyard, where the first settlers of the town are buried, is about a quarter of a mile down the road. Near the church is the West Tisbury Town Hall. Several old houses here started out as inns, back when a trip from the down-Island ports to Aquinnah or Chilmark was a long haul over sandy roads. Daniel Webster stayed at the house next to the store building. Across the little pond from the old inn is the site of a house built by Miles Standish’s son in 1668.The largest houses in town were owned by captains, and some of the finest are still occupied by their descendants. Several captains’ houses can be found on Music Street, given its name after a number of its families purchased pianos with new whaling money.
Other points of interest are Lamberts Cove, Cedar Tree Neck Nature Preserve, the Polly Hill Arboretum, and the Christiantown Memorial. Cedar Tree Neck offers unspoiled woods, with a freshwater pond and brooks, bounded by North Shore Beach. The Arboretum contains more than 200 species of trees, a picnic area, and Visitors’ Center.
The West Tisbury Farmer's Market is a great place to buy local, fresh fruits and vegetables. The market is usually held from mid-June to mid-August on Saturdays, from 9am to 12pm. Well-behaved dogs are allowed. The farmer's market is located between the Grange Hall and the playground.
Most of the above information was from the Martha’s Vineyards Chamber of Commerce’s website.
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