Edgartown is noted for its rich whaling tradition, and is the island's largest town by population and area.

The Academy Award winning Patricia Neal owned a home on South Water St in Edgartown, and James Cagney, Lillian Hellman ( who is buried in Abel's Hill Cemetery near the site of Belushi's grave ), and Katherine Cornell all found the Vineyard an exciting, rewarding place to live.

Edgartown is an old whaling town that re-emerged in the 20th century as a summer sailing and beach town.

Its county seat is Edgartown.

Edgartown is a town located on Martha's Vineyard in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States.

Edgartown is well known as having been one of the primary ports for the whaling industry during the 1800s.

It is located at the opening of Edgartown harbor.

Edgartown was an old whaling port and is now a summer and tourist destination with a multitude of houses built by whaling captains and other prominent people of prior centuries.

In addition to the architecture of the town, Edgartown is easily traversed on foot or bicycle, making it attractive to tourists.

The harbor is large and entered through a modest sized channel on the North side of Edgartown.

Another feature is South Beach, a small part of the ocean beach that runs the entire southern length of the island from Edgartown to Aquinnah.

Much of the beach in Edgartown is open to the public with ample parking available.

Edgartown is the 103rd out of 351 communities in the Commonwealth by land area, and is the largest town by land area in Dukes County.

Edgartown is bordered by Nantucket Sound to the northeast and east, the Atlantic Ocean to the south, West Tisbury to the west, and Oak Bluffs to the north.

Chappaquiddick is separated from the town center by Edgartown Harbor and Katama Bay.

Katama is the south-central portion of Edgartown.

Edgartown is also home to half of the Manuel F. Correllus State Forest, which extends into neighboring West Tisbury.

In addition to the On Time Ferry, Edgartown is home to another ferry, the Pied Piper, which runs seasonally between the town and Falmouth, on Cape Cod.

Katama Airpark is a grass field and located between Katama Bay and Edgartown Great Pond in the southern part of town ; it serves smaller private aircraft.

On the national level, Edgartown is a part of Massachusetts's 10th congressional district, and is currently represented by William R. Keating.

Edgartown has its own elementary school, which is located on the western edge of the town center and serves approximately 330 students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade.

Students from Edgartown Elementary School normally graduate to the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School, located in Oak Bluffs.

His son, also Thomas Mayhew, began the first English settlement in 1642 at Great Harbor ( later Edgartown, Massachusetts ).

Edgartown Lighthouse at dawn

* 12 Meter Boat Race at the Edgartown Yacht Club ( Featuring many winning America's Cup boats )

View of Edgartown Lighthouse on Martha's Vineyard at dawn.

The Edgartown Light at the end of north Water Street defines the entrance to the Harbor.

The town shares Sengekontacket Pond with Edgartown, with the town's land ending at Sarson's Island, but wrapping around the waters around Felix Neck into Major's Cove.

Kopechne reportedly left the party at 11: 15 p. m. with Robert's brother Ted, after he — according to his own account — offered to drive her to catch the last ferry back to Edgartown, where she was staying.

Privately owned barge-like ferries called On Time II and On Time III shuttle pedestrians, bicycles, and up to three cars at a time between Chappaquiddick and downtown Edgartown on Martha's Vineyard.

The song " Pickup Truck ," recorded live at Aboveground Records in Edgartown, Massachusetts, is included on Radio Waves, Vol.

Chappaquiddick Island is a small island off the eastern end of the larger island of Martha's Vineyard and is part of the town of Edgartown, Massachusetts.

It opens into Katama Bay, created by a barrier beach that sometimes connects the south end of Chappaquiddick to the remainder of Edgartown, The barrier beach opened during a spring storm in 2007.

Other popular attractions include the annual Grand Illumination ( see also here ) in Oak Bluffs ; the Martha's Vineyard Film Society which screens independent and world cinema all year long ; the Martha's Vineyard Film Festival which runs its Summer Film Series and Cinema Circus every Wednesday in July and August, the second week in August, The Run & Shoot Filmworks Martha's Vineyard African-American Film Festival < http :// www. mvaaff. com > which showcases the works of independent and established African-American filmmakers and its winter festival in March ; Martha's Vineyard International Film Festival in September, Katama Farm in Edgartown ; and the Flying Horses Carousel in Oak Bluffs, the oldest carousel in the United States.

Edgartown has the largest area in the entirety of Dukes County and Martha's Vineyard.

Along the border of the state forest lies Martha's Vineyard Airport, which Edgartown shares with West Tisbury.

On the state level, Edgartown is represented in the Massachusetts House of Representatives as a part of the Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket district, which includes all of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, as well as a portion of Falmouth.

There are several other private ferry lines that serve Martha's Vineyard, with terminals in the towns of Oak Bluffs and Edgartown as well.

Vineyard Haven is the main port of entry to Martha's Vineyard, and one of the three main population centers ( with Edgartown and Oak Bluffs ).

Just south of the forest lies Martha's Vineyard Airport, which the town shares with Edgartown ( although the facilities are mostly in West Tisbury ).

Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, U. S.

The novel begins with Arthur Gordon Pym, a name similar to Edgar Allan Poe, departing from Edgartown, Massachusetts on Martha's Vineyard.

In 1874, Old Colony founded the Martha's Vineyard Railroad, built across nine miles ( 14 km ) of sand on the island of Martha's Vineyard, running from the Oak Bluffs steamer wharf to Mattakeeset Lodge in Katama, Edgartown.