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NIX'S MATE, BOSTON HARBOR, BOSTON. MASS.
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Nix's Mate.
It is not known definitely what this structure
was erected for and why it is called Nix's
Mate. Tradition says that the mate of a vessel
of which Captain Nix was master, was execut-
ed upon the island for killing the captain. It
was know as "Nix's Island" as long ago as
1636.
THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY
