Peninsula in Massachusetts, United States
Pemberton Point
(formerly known as
Windmill Point
) is a peninsula in
Hull, Massachusetts
. It is located at the tip of the
Nantasket Peninsula
, in
Boston Harbor
.
History
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Historic
manuscripts
have called the location "Windmill Point" since the 1820s.
[1]
The windmills for which the point were named were used by two brothers to pump seawater into vats to be used for harvesting salt.
[1]
[2]
[3]
The salt would then be used to
pack fish
.
[2]
On July 13, 1909, fourteen-year-old Rosie Pitenhof swam across the
Hull Gut
from
Peddocks Island
to Pemberton Point and back, believed to be the first to do so.
[4]
Hull High School
, the town's public high school, opened on the point in 1957.
[5]
Wind turbines
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"Hull Wind 1"
An Enertech 40 kW
wind turbine
was installed on Pemberton Point and started energy production in March 1985.
[6]
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The turbine was funded by the
Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources
, and was sited adjacent to the high school.
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It was damaged beyond repair by a storm in March 1997,
[1]
[7]
and was removed after a new wind turbine, nicknamed "Hull Wind 1", was installed nearby at the end of 2001.
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Hull Wind 1
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Hull Wind 1, a new
Vestas
V47 turbine capable of producing 660 kW, began producing power on Pemberton Point in December 2001. It stands 150 feet (46 m) tall.
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It is the first commercial wind turbine on the
East Coast of the United States
[6]
and in the whole of
New England
.
[1]
It is also the first commercial
urban
turbine in North America.
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During its first year of operation, it saved Hull over $100,000.
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In 2003, planning began for an additional wind turbine known as "Hull Wind 2".
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It was initially suggested that it be located near Hull Wind 1, but after concerns were expressed by nearby residents over having two in close proximity, the new Vestas V80 1.8 MW wind turbine was installed on a
landfill
to the east, away from Pemberton Point, and began operation in May 2006.
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Facilities
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The
United States Coast Guard Station
Point Allerton
was built in 1969 and is located near the point.
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It was commissioned on April 18, 1970.
[10]
Point Allerton Lifesaving Station
, which opened on October 15, 1889,
[10]
used to hold the
United States Coast Guard
before the present station was built.
The
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
runs
boats
from Pemberton Point to both
Long Wharf
and
Logan Airport
.
[11]
Pemberton Point Pier is a popular fishing location.
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See also
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References
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a
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c
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Manwell, James F.; MacLeod, John; Wright, Sally; DiTullio, Lynn; McGowan, Jon G (June 2006).
"Hull Wind II: A Case Study of the Development of a Second Large Wind Turbine Installation in the Town of Hull, MA"
(PDF)
.
American Wind Energy Association
. Archived from
the original
(PDF)
on November 2, 2013
. Retrieved
June 5,
2012
.
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a
b
c
Cherry, Jonathan S. (June 2008).
"The windy city: Harnessing Power in the Neighborhood Landscape"
(PDF)
.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
. pp. 19, 22. Archived from
the original
(PDF)
on November 2, 2013
. Retrieved
July 22,
2012
.
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Sweeney, Emily (January 23, 2011).
"Hull harvests rewards of wind power"
.
The Boston Globe
. Retrieved
July 11,
2012
.
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"Girl Swims Hull Gut: 14-Year-old Miss First Person to Accomplish Hard Task at Boston"
(PDF)
.
The New York Times
. July 14, 1909
. Retrieved
July 8,
2012
.
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"Hull High School: 2011 - 2012 School Profile"
(PDF)
.
Hull High School
. p. 1. Archived from
the original
(PDF)
on March 28, 2012
. Retrieved
July 11,
2012
.
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a
b
c
d
Manwell, J. F.; McGowan, J. G.; Rogers, A.; Ellis, A.; Wright, S. (2003).
"Wind Turbine Siting in an Urban Environment: The Hull, MA 660 KW Turbine"
(PDF)
.
American Wind Energy Association
. p. 10. Archived from
the original
(PDF)
on October 21, 2013
. Retrieved
July 22,
2012
.
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a
b
c
d
"History of Hull's wind project"
. HullWind.org. 2006
. Retrieved
July 10,
2012
.
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"Hull Wind: 6,000,000 kWhs of clean energy"
(PDF)
. HullWind.org. December 1, 2005
. Retrieved
July 10,
2012
.
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"Massachusetts, Hull, Plymouth Co"
. Sail 1620. 2012. Archived from
the original
on June 9, 2012
. Retrieved
June 7,
2012
.
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a
b
"History - Station Point Allerton"
.
United States Coast Guard
. January 26, 2012
. Retrieved
July 12,
2012
.
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"Boat Map and Schedules"
.
MBTA
. Retrieved
August 8,
2013
.
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Broach, Heidi.
"Massachusetts Onshore Fishing Hot Spots"
.
USA Today
. Retrieved
July 25,
2012
.
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