Davis County Clipper | 1941-12-26 | Page 7 | Palmyra Island

Palmyra Island I IA A little circle of islands fc 5 miles long lying about miles southwest of Honolulu Hawaii in inthe inthe inthe the Pacific is known as Palmyra island Here inhabitants have lived at various times during history his his- history tory but recently the only deni deni- denizens denizens zens have been wildlife including in including chiding ing coconut crabs which feed on the coconuts of the tall taIl coconut trees The island has been claimed by byboth byboth byboth both American and British explorers ers but the United States took it over again with all the territory of Hawaii in 1898 Until the island was taken over by the navy last December it was considered in the city limits of Honolulu Hon lulu nearly 1000 miles distant At the present time the navy has a new air station on the coral rock there ther