Timeline
SIASCONSET: Algonquian term for “place of great bones.” Si from missi, meaning “great;” ascon from askon, meaning “horn or bone”
'Sconset: Prehistory to 1820
'Sconset: 1820–1870
'Sconset 1870-1900: The Emergence of a Resort
'Sconset: 1900–WWI
'Sconset: Between the Wars
'Sconset: WWII to Present
A digital exhibition by the Nantucket Historical Association