Hangman Island
Hangman Island, also known as Hayman's Island, is an island in the Quincy Bay area of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. The island is a barren outcrop of bedrock, with a permanent size of half an acre rising to only three feet above sea level, plus an intertidal zone of a further Template:Convert. Access is by private boat only.<ref name="bhil">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} </ref><ref> {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} </ref>
The source of its current name has a hazy history. On a 1775, London chart, this island was labeled Hayman's Island and shows a greater area than presently exists. There is no historical evidence that this island was used as a location for hanging criminals. During the American Civil War, targets were placed on the island for artillery practice for troops training at Camp Adams.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> In 1882, several fishermen built fishing shacks on Hangman Island and were reported to have cultivated a vegetable garden among the rocks.<ref> {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} </ref>
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