Private Island Sold For Chump Change, There’s A Condition In The Contract

Once Upon A Time

The eerie island wasn’t always deserted, though. Before the British Colonization, Nomans Land belonged to the Wampanoag people. In 1602, an English privateer named Bartholomew Gosnold arrived on the island’s shores. 

At that time, Nomans Land was controlled by Chief Tequenoman – that’s how it got its name: a contraction of Tequenoman’s Land. But now, even the descendants of the Wampanoag people are forbidden to set foot there.