Slut's Bush

Slut's Bush was an island off the coast of Chatham, Massachusetts.

Once a rocky, swampy island covered with low shrubs, berry bushes, and vines, it appeared on 17th century maps of Cape Cod.[1] as well as 18th century deeds of the area.[2][3] It may have been a small portion of a larger island referred to as 'Ile Nawset' or Nauset Island.[4]

By 1864 it was described as under deep water, although stumps and roots could still be seen from a boat on a calm day.[5]

References
  1. Nickerson, Warren Sears and Carpenter, Delores Bird. Early encounters--Native Americans and Europeans in New England
  2. http://capecodhistory.us/Pratt/Pratt161-180.htm
  3. The New England historical and genealogical register, Volume 18. https://books.google.com/books?id=TTkONJrQrtYC&pg=PA43&lpg=PA43
  4. Livermore, Charles W. and Crosby, Leander. The ancient wreck: loss of the Sparrow-Hawk in 1626
  5. The New England historical and genealogical register, Volume 18. https://books.google.com/books?id=TTkONJrQrtYC&pg=PA43&lpg=PA43


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