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Tarang, O'Keefe's Island

View to O'Keefe's Island (Tarang or Taraang), a small island in the main harbour of Yap Island. It was the home of Captain David O'Keefe, an enterprising American who arrived on Yap in the 1870s, and was responsible for not only significant economic growth, but also for the depreciation of the distinctive Yapese currency, the large raay stones which became devalued after O'Keefe introduced iron tools that made manufacture of the stones easier. O'Keefe settled on Tarang, where he had a boat landing, coal warehouse, and house.

Photo by Ludo Kuipers, Sun Apr 22, 1990
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