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Great Point Light, officially Nantucket Light, is a lighthouse located on the northernmost point of Nantucket Island. [1] [2] [3] First built in 1784, the original wooden tower was destroyed by fire in 1816. The following year a stone tower was erected which stood until toppled in a storm in March 1984.
Brant Point Light is a lighthouse located on Nantucket Island.The station was established in 1746, automated in 1965, and is still in operation. The current tower was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 28, 1987; it has the distinction of being the tenth light on the point, in addition to several range lights.
Phebe Folger was born in Nantucket, Massachusetts, to Walter and Elizabeth Starbuck Folger on November 10, 1771. She was the great-great-great granddaughter of Peter Foulger and Mary Morrill Folger and first cousin three times removed of Benjamin Franklin. Through her mother, she was also a member or the Starbuck whaling family of Nantucket.
Nantucket (/ ˌ n æ n ˈ t ʌ k ɪ t /) is an island in the state of Massachusetts in the United States, about 30 miles (48 km) south of the Cape Cod peninsula. [1] Together with the small islands of Tuckernuck and Muskeget, it constitutes the Town and County of Nantucket, a combined county/town government. Nantucket is the southeasternmost ...
According to the 2020 U.S. Census, 14,255 people live on Nantucket year-round, but with seasonal residents and tourists, that number swells to 80,000 in July and August.
The Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge is a nature preserve on Nantucket Island and is managed by the Trustees of Reservations. It encompasses miles of beaches, the largest red cedar woodland in New England and Great Point Light. [1] The reservation began with an acquisition of land in 1974. [2]
In the Faroe Islands, wild, unpredictable weather — fierce winds and rain, and thick fog that settles like a curtain — can sometimes make travel by car or ferry problematic.
The other newbie to Starbucks' permanent menu is the Spicy Falafel Pocket. The vegan wrap combines smashed falafel, hummus, roasted red peppers, pickled onions and a spicy herb sauce inside a ...