280 the island of nantuc&e?. 



Sesachacha. 



See Ponds. 



This was once a village of some importance as a 

 fishing stage, and is easterly from the town some seven 

 or eight miles. Many years ago the houses were 

 nearly all removed to 'Sconset and other localities. 

 Dr. Ewer on his map speaks of it as having been 

 built about 1700. F. C. Sanford, Esq., says : " Early 

 in this century, say up to 1818, there was quite a vil- 

 lage just north of Sancoty, called Sesachacha, which 

 was a great fishing place; but it was abandoned for 

 'Sconset, and the houses all removed to that or some 

 other locality. These houses were all no doubt built 

 from oak or yellow-bark grown upon the island." 



Shawkemo and Shimmo. 

 Shawkemo, — or as Zaccheus Macy has it, " Show 

 Aucamor," — signifying u the middle field of land," and 

 Shimmo, are tracts of land which make the southeast 

 side of the harbor. There is nothing particular of 

 interest connected with this locality, except that at one 

 time this vicinity was selected as the site of a new 

 town, and house lots were laid out; but the project of 

 removing thither was abandoned. 



Sheep and Shearing. 

 Although one of the things of the past, a book 

 having anything at all in it in regard to Nantucket 

 would hardly be complete without a reference to this 

 at one time great industry of the island, second only 

 in importance to that of whaling. 



