Tisbury 350TH Anniversary Coins On Sale
Limited Edition Anniversary coins dedicated to the 350th Anniversary of the Town of Tisbury (1671-2021) are available for sale at the Finance Department, Tisbury Town Hall, 51 Spring Street, Tisbury, MA. $75 per coin. We accept cash, checks made payable to the Town of Tisbury or Credit Cards ( 3% Service Applies).
The History of the Town of Tisbury
1671 - 2021
The Settlement of Tisbury was chartered by the Governor General of New York, Francis Lovelace, on July 8, 1671, during and under the reign of King James, Duke of York, England. It comprised approximately what is now known as Tisbury and West Tisbury.
The current town seal represents the quitrent paid under the terms of the charter, which was an acknowledgement of the dominion of the Duke of York over the Vineyard and other islands: "Six barrels of marketable codfish, viz, two barrels each Patent, measuring two each for Edgartown, Tisbury, And the Manor of Tisbury, to be paid at the bridge in New York, annually." The word Takemmy, which appears on the seal, is the name that the Indians used to describe the Island.