Slut's Bush was an island off the coast of Chatham, Massachusetts.
Once a rocky, swampy island covered with low shrubs, berry bushes, and vines, it appeared on 17th century maps of Cape Cod,Nickerson, Warren Sears and Carpenter, Delores Bird. Early encounters--Native Americans and Europeans in New England as well as 18th century deeds of the area. It may have been a small portion of a larger island referred to as 'Ile Nawset' or Nauset Island.Livermore, Charles W. and Crosby, Leander. The ancient wreck: loss of the Sparrow-Hawk in 1626
By 1864 it was described as under deep water, although stumps and roots could still be seen from a boat on a calm day.
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