https://thacherisland.org

Thacher Island was sighted by Samuel de Champlain in 1605, by Captain John Smith in 1614, and likely many others before them.

The name comes from a shipwreck described as "pathetic" by historians. A small boat out of Ipswich, bound for Marblehead, was caught in the Great Storm of August, 1635, and was dashed to pieces on the rocks of the Island. Of the 23 passengers and crew, only Anthony Thacher and his wife survived, watching helplessly as their children and friends were swept away.

On September 3, 1635, the General Court awarded Thacher 40 marks, and in 1636-37 the General Court voted to grant Thacher the Island "at the head of Cape Ann, as his inheritance." (Thacherisland.org)

Music by Epidemic Sound
ES_The Mole - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen
ES_First on the Scene - Jean Leonti