Open Forum: How Estates Got Their Names, Part 1

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Open Forum: How Estates Got Their Names, Part 1

The islands were surveyed and divided into several hundred estates or plots and measured from a “centerline road” that ran the east-west length of the islands. Within these established areas, estates were developed ranging from 150 to more than 200 acres. As time changed, some estates were combined, expanding them into larger operations and acreages. Accordingly, this is the first of several articles about how estates got their names — or lack of names.

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