Block Island, formerly called Manisees, is situated in the Atlantic about 9 miles S. from Rhode Island, United States, to which it belongs. It is about 8 miles long, has a lighthouse at its north end, and contains the township of New Shoreham, a summer resort. A breakwater on the east side of the island forms a harbour of refuge. Pop. 1147.
Block Island
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 2: Beaugency to Cataract, p. 234
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