Star Island (New Hampshire)

42°58′36″N 70°36′50″W / 42.97667°N 70.61389°W / 42.97667; -70.61389

Gosport Chapel, built 1800

Star Island is one of the Isles of Shoals that straddle the border between New Hampshire and Maine, approximately 7 miles (11 km) from the mainland. It is the largest of the four islands that are located in New Hampshire at 38 acres (15 ha)[1] and the second largest overall, after Appledore Island. It was named by sailors who imagined the shape of the island as points of a star.[2] The island was annexed to the town of Rye, New Hampshire, in 1876.[3] It has been owned and operated by the Star Island Corporation since 1915.[4]

  1. ^ "GRANIT". granit.sr.unh.edu.
  2. ^ "Seacoast NH - Isles of Shoals Map". www.seacoastnh.com.
  3. ^ "Community Profiles - Rye", NH Economic & Labor Market Information Bureau
  4. ^ "History and Geography". starisland.org.