Nantucket Cliff Range Lights
 Original installation from 1838 | |
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| 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°WCoordinates: 41°17′37.9″N 70°6′23.4″W / 41.293861°N 70.106500°W |
| Year first constructed | 1838 |
| Deactivated | 1912 |
| Construction | Wood |
| Markings / pattern | White |
| Characteristic | Fixed |
| Fog signal | none |
| ARLHS number |
Front USA-078 |
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, pictured here, 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.
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