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Thompson Island in Boston Harbor Islands
Thompson Island in Boston Harbor Islands
This island, named for the man who established a trading post here in 1626, was leased for farmland for many years. In 1833 the first vocational school in America was built here -- a school for orphaned boys. Today the island is home to Thompson Island Outward Bound.
The island is open to the public only on Sundays in June, July and August. Programs for schools, youth, and adults are conducted year-round by Outward Bound, Phone: 617-328-3900, .
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