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Location | In the Delaware River, off Easton, Pennsylvania |
Coordinates | 40°41′51″N 75°12′09″W / 40.69750°N 75.20250°W |
Area | 2.3 ha (5.7 acres) |
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Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Getter's Island, previously known as Abel's Island, is a small island in the Delaware River in Easton, Pennsylvania. It is best known as the location of the execution of Charles Getter, the last person to be publicly executed in Pennsylvania.