▁Places . ▁ ▁The ▁neighborhood ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁developed ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁tw enti eth ▁century . ▁The ▁Sh ipp an ▁Land ▁Company ▁developed ▁over ▁ ▁of ▁the ▁pen ins ula , ▁including ▁S addle ▁Rock ▁and ▁Rog ers ▁Ro ads ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁The ▁Atlantic ▁Real ty ▁Company ▁held ▁a ▁large ▁public ▁au ction ▁of ▁land ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁at ▁Lan ark , ▁A uld wood , ▁Down s , ▁and ▁Wh itt aker ▁a ven ues . ▁The ▁company ▁even ▁offered ▁three - min ute ▁air plane ▁r ides ▁to ▁attract ▁pros pective ▁buy ers . ▁▁▁ ▁Sh ipp an ▁residents ▁compla ined ▁about ▁city ▁services ▁( it ▁wasn ' t ▁until ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁that ▁Sh ipp an ▁Avenue ▁was ▁p aved ) ▁and ▁z oning ▁dec isions , ▁and ▁the ▁area ▁once ▁pet ition ed ▁the ▁state ▁legisl ature ▁to ▁separate ▁from ▁St am ford ▁and ▁become ▁its ▁own ▁town , ▁although ▁the ▁pet ition ▁was ▁rejected . ▁ ▁Off - sh ore ▁w reck ▁The ▁Isabel , ▁a ▁wooden ▁passenger ▁steam ship , ▁ran ▁a ground ▁off ▁the ▁point ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁September ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁There ▁were ▁no ▁fatal ities . ▁Sc atter ed ▁w reck age ▁remains ▁in ▁the ▁- deep ▁area . ▁There ▁are ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁small ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁ship , ▁like ▁windows , ▁buried ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁feet ▁below ▁the ▁sand ▁at ▁the ▁beach ▁at ▁St am ford ▁Y