Nantucket Cliff Range Lights
Appearance
Location | Nantucket Harbor Nantucket, Massachusetts |
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Coordinates | 41°17′37.9″N 70°6′23.4″W / 41.293861°N 70.106500°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1838 |
Construction | Wood |
Markings | White |
Fog signal | none |
Light | |
Deactivated | 1912 |
Characteristic | Fixed |
The Nantucket Cliff Lights, also known as the Nantucket Cliff Range Lights were a set of range lights on Nantucket. Over the years, there were several sets of range lights to lead ships into Nantucket Harbor. The first were built in 1838. The second, a pair of conical white towers which still exist-owned by the Gilbreth family of "Cheaper by the Dozen" Fame-although not on the same site, were discontinued in 1912. The Gilbreth Family purchased the two latter range lights in 1921.
See also
References
- ^ Rowlett, Russ (2009-10-09). "Lighthouses of the United States: Southeast Massachusetts". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Massachusetts". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. 2009-08-08. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
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