Observed arrival · 2026-10-12
Widow’s Hole: A Greenport Cove in Postcards and Maps
A community history of a small cove on Greenport Harbor, told through its boats, shoreline, maps, photographs, and restoration.
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- Greenport residents, local-history readers, and harbor visitors
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- A mid-century postcard calls the cove a “boating paradise”; the site says the Village still maintains public stake moorings there.
Field notes
The homepage links the cove’s boating history to a postcard collection, old maps, the stone jetty, and the Peconic Land Trust’s preserve. It describes public stake moorings as a continuing village practice and notes that kayaks winter on the beach and oysters are again farmed nearby. The site says it draws on public records, newspapers, and a private postcard collection, and acknowledges that the name’s origin is uncertain.
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