Editing Tisbury, Massachusetts (section)

== History ==
[[File:Northern view of Holmes Hole, East Tisbury.jpg|alt=Holmes Hole|thumb|Northern view of Holmes Hole, East Tisbury, 1841]] The [[Wampanoag]] have lived on Martha's Vineyard, which they called Noepe, continuously for approximately 5,000-15,000 years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/fodors/top/features/travel/destinations/unitedstates/massachusetts/marthasvineyard/fdrs_feat_617_9.html?n=Top%252FFeatures%252FTravel%252FDestinations%252FUnited+States%252FMassachusetts%252FMartha%2527s+Vineyard|title=Original Vineyarders - New York Times|website=archive.nytimes.com|access-date=May 22, 2019}}</ref> The first English maritime explorer, [[Bartholomew Gosnold]], came in 1602. Six decades later, in 1660, Tisbury was first settled by James Allen, William Peabody and Lt. Josiah Standish, a son of Captain [[Myles Standish]]. It was officially incorporated in 1671 by [[Francis Lovelace]], Governor General of [[New York (state)|New York]]. The town, which originally included the lands of [[West Tisbury, Massachusetts|West Tisbury]], was named for [[Tisbury, Wiltshire]], England, the hometown of Martha's Vineyard Governor Mayhew. Citizens of the island, unhappy with the leadership of Governor Mayhew, petitioned [[William III of England|William III]] and [[Mary II of England|Mary II]] in 1673 for a change of leadership, and the entire island, including the town, became a part of Massachusetts.<ref>[http://tisburygov.org/ "A History of the Town of Tisbury"]</ref>

The town was divided into its current boundaries in 1892.

The town has long thrived on the sea, and is now the home of the main ferry docks for the island. The island's first and primary ferry line is the Steamship Authority, which runs to and from [[Woods Hole, Massachusetts|Woods Hole]], [[New Bedford, Massachusetts|New Bedford]], and [[Nantucket]] (in the summer months from the [[Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts|Oak Bluffs]] terminal), all in Massachusetts. There are several other private ferry lines that serve Martha's Vineyard as well, with terminals in the towns of Oak Bluffs and [[Edgartown, Massachusetts|Edgartown]]. To get an idea of the embarkation in summer of passengers, tourists primarily, and goods, see the early scene in the movie ''[[Jaws (film)|Jaws]]'' which shows the debarkation on "Amity Island" of a typical boatload in summer at the Vineyard Haven Steamship Authority facility from the steamship ''[[SS Nantucket (1957)|Naushon]]''. At the time of the filming of ''Jaws'' in 1975 this was the largest of the ferries, running only in the summer months for its high passenger capacity. It ceased service in 1987<ref name="Martha">{{Cite web |last=Zimmermann |first=Karl |date=August 2010 |title=Final chapter: The Islander and other bygone ferries |url=http://www.mvmagazine.com/article.php?26579 |access-date=April 9, 2011 |website=Martha's Vineyard Magazine}}</ref> and has been replaced by more modern vessels.  

Like the rest of Martha's Vineyard, is a popular summer resort for the rich and famous. Residents of Tisbury have included [[Art Buchwald]], [[William Styron]], [[Mike Wallace]], [[Lillian Hellman]], [[Carly Simon]], [[Thornton Wilder]], [[Dashiell Hammett]], [[Katharine Cornell]], and [[Diane Sawyer]].

[[List of Moby-Dick characters|Flask]], the third mate of the ''[[Pequod (Moby-Dick)|Pequod]]'' in [[Herman Melville]]'s ''[[Moby-Dick]]'', hails from Tisbury.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Moby Dick by Herman Melville: Chapter 27 (continued) - The Literature Page |url=http://www.literaturepage.com/read/mobydick-131.html |access-date=July 26, 2023 |website=www.literaturepage.com}}</ref>