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This is a list of all lighthouses in the U.S. state of Massachusetts as identified by the United States Coast Guard.Enumeration of the lighthouses in this state is complicated by the number of multiple tower stations and replacement of older towers, with the Brant Point Light station having had nine towers, two of which survive. [1]
Visit these 10 beautiful and historic lighthouses dotting the coastline for an iconic New England experience.
The original wooden keeper's house from 1801 is still used as a housing for United States Coast Guard personnel who manage the site. In 2000, a major restoration of the tower was conducted by the Coast Guard. [4] In 2008, the building appeared, supposedly as a lighthouse in Maine, in the film remake The Women (starring Meg Ryan).
Lighthouses have some of the most captivating architecture and have long captu "I would love it if people were lighthouse geeks like me and they wanted to know about the history." Jeff Gales is a ...
Cape Cod Light, also known as Highland Light, at 27 Highland Light Road in North Truro, offers tours. "We did about 18,000 tours last year," Ken Rose, operations manager, said.
Nauset Light, officially Nauset Beach Light, [2] is a restored lighthouse on the Cape Cod National Seashore near Eastham, Massachusetts, erected in 1923 using the 1877 tower that was moved here from the Chatham Light. [2] [3] [4] It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The tower is a cast-iron plate shell lined with brick and ...
Chatham Lighthouse, known as Twin Lights prior to 1923, is a lighthouse in Chatham, Massachusetts, near the "elbow" of Cape Cod. [2] [3] [4] The original station, close to the shore, was built in 1808 with two wooden towers, which were both replaced in 1841. In 1877, two new towers, made of cast iron rings, replaced those.
Near Savannah, Georgia Cockspur Island Lighthouse, and its island 12 miles east of Savannah, are closed to the public for ongoing preservation efforts.The original lighthouse was destroyed by a ...