{
  "id": 2095078,
  "title": "In the 1970s, man bought part of Washington island; now he's its only resident",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/in-the-1970s-man-bought-part-of-washington-island-now-hes-its-only",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-20T07:13:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/in-the-1970s-marty-bluewater-bought-a-small-piece-of-a-washington-island-planned-for-800-homes-decades-later-the-entire-400-acre-island-is-a-wildlife-refuge-and-he-is-its-only-resident/articleshow/133366474.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Protection Island in Washington was once planned as a holiday community with 800 homes. Marty Bluewater bought a piece of the island in the 1970s, but conservationists later fought to protect its important wildlife habitat. In 1982, the entire 400-acre island became a National Wildlife Refuge. Bluewater was allowed to stay and eventually became its only human resident.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}