The Thimble Islands have been long prized by sailors on the Sound as a sheltered deep-water anchorage. There are 23 inhabited islands, numerous barren rocks and hundreds of reefs visible only at low tide.Bear Island is home to a granite quarry, which exported high-quality stone to such buildings as the Lincoln memorial, Grant's Tomb, and the base of the Statue of Liberty.This offering is for THE only approved building lot in the archipelago. A magnificent site of 1.7 acres and over 500 feet of water frontage this is a most rare opportunity! Incredible privacy; fully approved including septic design; mooring rights and use of Island dock. A most exceptional offering. $2,500,000.