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The evidence archive

Explore all 47 source records and every file from the research ZIP. A nearby document can teach us about a community without proving a claim about the school lots.

116 original files · 47 source records

Original maps, archival scans, aerials, public-record evidence, research notes, and visual plates.

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Exact tractThe school parcels or campus.

Nearby / regional contextThe surrounding community or island.

Unverified leadsQuestions and records still to investigate.

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Record titles and research notes below reproduce the original English catalog. “Reference only” means the linked record was not acquired in full; it does not mean the record does not exist.

Exact tractFiles included

Current assessor parcels: 420 and 424 State Road

P01 · FY2026

Town 327. Parcels 16-96 and 16-96-3, owner Options in Education Inc. Assessor geometry is not a legal survey. Both cite one deed: Book 675, page 665, 29 April 1996, $240,000. Reported lot areas sum to 316,245 sq ft (7.26 acres).

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MassGIS (Bureau of Geographic Information), Commonwealth of Massachusetts EOTSS

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1996 acquisition deed: registry index and document details

P02 · 1996-04-29

Book 675/page 665; document 2683; two pages; $240,000. Grantors indexed as Cournoyer Mary E TRS and Middletown Village Trust; grantee Options in Education Inc. Easement reference 682/724. This is an index screenshot, NOT the deed instrument or a survey. Viewer failed; full deed scan was not acquired.

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Public registry record; interface © Avenu Insights & Analytics. Screenshot retained as research evidence.

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Exact tractFiles included

2025 aerial orthophotography

A2025 · 2025

Georeferenced tile mosaic at zoom 18, 914 × 914 pixels. Unmarked original and derived parcel overlay supplied. Same extent for all nine dates. Dataset year or year range; an exact local flight day was not established.

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MassGIS (Bureau of Geographic Information), Commonwealth of Massachusetts EOTSS; public MassGIS imagery, subject to source metadata.

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Exact tractFiles included

2023 aerial orthophotography

A2023 · 2023

Georeferenced tile mosaic at zoom 18, 914 × 914 pixels. Unmarked original and derived parcel overlay supplied. Same extent for all nine dates. Dataset year or year range; an exact local flight day was not established.

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MassGIS (Bureau of Geographic Information), Commonwealth of Massachusetts EOTSS; public MassGIS imagery, subject to source metadata.

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2021 aerial orthophotography

A2021 · 2021

Georeferenced tile mosaic at zoom 18, 914 × 914 pixels. Unmarked original and derived parcel overlay supplied. Same extent for all nine dates. Dataset year or year range; an exact local flight day was not established.

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MassGIS (Bureau of Geographic Information), Commonwealth of Massachusetts EOTSS; public MassGIS imagery, subject to source metadata.

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Exact tractFiles included

2019 aerial orthophotography

A2019 · 2019

Georeferenced tile mosaic at zoom 18, 914 × 914 pixels. Unmarked original and derived parcel overlay supplied. Same extent for all nine dates. Dataset year or year range; an exact local flight day was not established.

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MassGIS (Bureau of Geographic Information), Commonwealth of Massachusetts EOTSS; public MassGIS imagery, subject to source metadata.

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2013–2014 aerial orthophotography

A2013_2014 · 2013–2014

Georeferenced tile mosaic at zoom 18, 914 × 914 pixels. Unmarked original and derived parcel overlay supplied. Same extent for all nine dates. Dataset year or year range; an exact local flight day was not established.

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MassGIS (Bureau of Geographic Information), Commonwealth of Massachusetts EOTSS; public MassGIS imagery, subject to source metadata.

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Exact tractFiles included

2008–2009 aerial orthophotography

A2008_2009 · 2008–2009

Georeferenced tile mosaic at zoom 18, 914 × 914 pixels. Unmarked original and derived parcel overlay supplied. Same extent for all nine dates. Dataset year or year range; an exact local flight day was not established.

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MassGIS (Bureau of Geographic Information), Commonwealth of Massachusetts EOTSS; public MassGIS imagery, subject to source metadata.

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2005 aerial orthophotography

A2005 · 2005

Georeferenced tile mosaic at zoom 18, 914 × 914 pixels. Unmarked original and derived parcel overlay supplied. Same extent for all nine dates. Dataset year or year range; an exact local flight day was not established.

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MassGIS (Bureau of Geographic Information), Commonwealth of Massachusetts EOTSS; public MassGIS imagery, subject to source metadata.

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2003 aerial orthophotography

A2003 · 2003

Georeferenced tile mosaic at zoom 18, 914 × 914 pixels. Unmarked original and derived parcel overlay supplied. Same extent for all nine dates. MassGIS 2001/2003 metadata: island photography acquired April 2003

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MassGIS (Bureau of Geographic Information), Commonwealth of Massachusetts EOTSS; public MassGIS imagery, subject to source metadata.

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Exact tractFiles included

1999 aerial orthophotography

A1999 · 1999

Georeferenced tile mosaic at zoom 18, 914 × 914 pixels. Unmarked original and derived parcel overlay supplied. Same extent for all nine dates. MassGIS statewide flight-status map (2000)

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MassGIS (Bureau of Geographic Information), Commonwealth of Massachusetts EOTSS; public MassGIS imagery, subject to source metadata.

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Date verificationFiles included

MassGIS flight-status map establishes the Vineyard image year as 1999

A-DATE · 2000-04-13

Vineyard coverage is colored for 1999; the service name alone says only 1990s.

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MassGIS (Bureau of Geographic Information), Commonwealth of Massachusetts EOTSS

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These files preserve the original ZIP’s organization and contents. Technical metadata and the original gallery are included alongside the documents.

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What is still missing?

A full 1996 deed, a legal survey, a proven earlier title chain, parcel-specific probate records, and a pre-1996 aerial were not acquired. No specific earlier farm, house, Indigenous settlement, or historic owner has been established at the exact school footprint.

Rights differ by source. The archive retains each source’s credit and reuse notes. An old document can also contain language or assumptions we should examine critically.

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Research snapshot: September 23, 2026. The newest acquired aerial is from 2025. Original documents, catalog notes, and source images retain their original language.

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