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Detail of an 1838 map surveyed by John Ford, Jr. The population of Marshfield
in 183 was noted to be 1,567. Note that Brant Rock is comprised of two islands; Branch's Island and Hewett's (or Hewitt's
Island from which the point drives its' name) Island....sometimes known as the Spectacle Islands with Brant Rock providing
the resting place for the nose piece of the spectacles. Note also the absence of the Dike Road and jetties at the entrance
to the harbor. It appears that the Esplanade eventually connected the two islands explaining why it is often underwater
in a storm! Also, note the trail to Webster's Dock.
brant \ 'brant \ n, pl brant or brants [origin unknown] : a wild goose; esp: any of
several small dark geese (genus branta) that breed in the arctic and migrate southward
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