Description:
- The cliffs on the westernmost end of Martha's Vineyard are an amazing sight. The Wampanoag Indians appropriately named the area Aquinnah, meaning "High Land" because of the 150-foot high, rainbow-colored cliffs. For years the town was referred to as Gay Head because of the magnificent cliffs. Then, in 1987, descendents of the native Wampanoag people were recognized as a tribe and the name officially changed back to Aquinnah. The new generation of the Wampanoag tribe owns a number of shops, restaurants and acres of surrounding land.
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Contact:
- visit website
- tel: +1 508 645 2300
- fax: +1 508 645 2310
Address:
- 65 State Road
- Aquinnah Town Hall
- Chilmark, MA 02535
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