Hog Island

The storm also obliterated a mile-long barrier island known as Hog Island, which was home to several saloons and bathhouses.

Five Weather Events Worth Chatting About 2009

Environmentalists are on alert to make sure the mangroves nearby do not get mowed down for new resorts, none more potentially grand than the Four Seasons planned for the tiny offshore landmass called Hog Island, with a rudimentary bridge from the mainland just completed.

NYT > Travel 2009

Native Americans first used the island to keep their pigs and chickens safe from coyotes on the mainland -- hence its original name Hog Island or

Rapid Growth 2009

Mrs. Betz, who died in 1992, tells how her father, Henry Scharrer, a Swiss immigrant, homesteaded on what was then known as Hog Island in 1890, when it was still possible to claim land by paying a modest fee and working it for a few years.

NYT > Travel 2008

Mrs. Betz, who died in 1992, tells how her father, Henry Scharrer, a Swiss immigrant, homesteaded on what was then known as Hog Island in 1890, when it was still possible to claim land by paying a modest fee and working it for a few years.

NYT > Travel 2008

Mrs. Betz, who died in 1992, tells how her father, Henry Scharrer, a Swiss immigrant, homesteaded on what was then known as Hog Island in 1890, when it was still possible to claim land by paying a modest fee and working it for a few years.

NYT > Travel 2008

Mrs. Betz, who died in 1992, tells how her father, Henry Scharrer, a Swiss immigrant, homesteaded on what was then known as Hog Island in 1890, when it was still possible to claim land by paying a modest fee and working it for a few years.

NYT > Travel 2008

Mrs. Betz, who died in 1992, tells how her father, Henry Scharrer, a Swiss immigrant, homesteaded on what was then known as Hog Island in 1890, when it was still possible to claim land by paying a modest fee and working it for a few years.

NYT > Travel 2008

The Jamestown colony in Virginia had so many pigs and such difficulty penning them that they relocated the porcine population offshore and created Hog Island.

One Big Table Molly O’Neill 2010

Then outside is a fantastic farmers' market -- produce, yes, but also sausages, fresh Hog Island oysters, and more.

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