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Coordinates: 42°16′24″N 70°45′38″W / 42.27333°N 70.76056°W / 42.27333; -70.76056
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Minot's Ledge, also known as the Cohasset Rocks, is a reef off the harbor of Cohasset, Massachusetts, 15 miles (24 kilometers) southeast of Boston, Massachusetts. It is the site of the Minot's Ledge Light which is considered one of the most significant American engineering achievements of the 19th Century.[1] It is located within the Town of Scituate, in Plymouth County.

Notes

  1. ^ Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition, p. 746.

References

  • Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition. Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam-Webster, Incorporated, 1997. ISBN 0-87779-546-0.

42°16′24″N 70°45′38″W / 42.27333°N 70.76056°W / 42.27333; -70.76056


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