Place:Plum Island, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

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NamePlum Island
TypeUnknown
Located inEssex, Massachusetts, United States
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Plum Island is a barrier island located off the northeast coast of Massachusetts, north of Cape Ann, in the United States. It is approximately in length. The island is named for the wild beach plum shrubs that grow on its dunes, but is also famous for the purple sands at high tide, which get their color from tiny crystals of pink pyrope garnet. It is located in parts of four municipalities in Essex County. From north to south they are the city of Newburyport, and the towns of Newbury, Rowley, and Ipswich.

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In the early colonial period, Plum Island was a source of salt hay.

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