Goat Island
Americannoun
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So in 1938, the Army Corps built the jetty from Goat Island to McGlinn Island, aiming to prevent sediment from filling Swinomish Channel and making it impassible for boats.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 2, 2023
Weeks later, on June 20, Christopher Corgill caught a record-breaking snowy grouper when he reeled in a 35-pound, 12.8-ounce whopper near Goat Island.
From Fox News • Aug. 31, 2020
The reason this time: to repair the old bridges that take tourists from the New York state mainland to Goat Island.
From Slate • May 20, 2019
The goats from Goat Island in Murrells Inlet, S.C., were loaded onto a pontoon boat and shipped to a farm to comply with their evacuation order, according to The Myrtle Beach Sun News.
From New York Times • Sep. 11, 2018
Pinkie spotted them before they disappeared in the fog and shouted, “Don’t you worry, Ben. We’ll find your daddy. Philip and Art are up by Goat Island looking. Even Mr. Loring’s in a boat looking.”
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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