Miacomet

Used primarily for grazing sheep, the area of Nantucket known as Miacomet (Native for "they gather together") was also active in the whaling business beginning in the late 17th century.  At the head of Miacomet Pond, the praying Indians of the area had their meeting place.  In the early 20th century a New Bedford Tea Merchant attempted to develop 80 acres of Miacomet into 2,300 lots.  As an incentive, he offered a pound of tea with every lot sold.