Baughan's Northeast Guide to

Lighthouses on the Massachusetts coast,
Gosnold through Newburyport

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Cuttyhunk Lighthouse - History of the lighthouse which was discontinued in 1947.

Tarpaulin Cove Light - Black and white photograph showing 1818 tower.

Tarpaulin Cove Light - Black and white photograph taken c.1891.

Tarpaulin Cove Light - History, photos plus descriptive information on lighthouse located on Naushon Island, one of the Elizabeth Islands.

Tarpaulin Cove Light - Information on lighthouse located on Naushon Island of Elizabeth Islands, near Gosnold, Massachusetts.

Tarpaulin Cove Light - Historical overview and information on lighthouse located on Naushon Island, the largest of the Elizabeth Islands.

Ipswich

Ipswich Range Lights - History, photos plus descriptive information on lighthouse located on Crane Beach at the entrance to Ipswich Harbor.

Marblehead

Marblehead Light - History, photos plus descriptive information on lighthouse whose first keeper was a former gunner on the U.S.S. Constitution.

Marblehead Light - Black and white photograph of the 1896 tower, from the U.S. Coast Guard.

Marblehead Light - Photo plus information on lighthouse located on Marblehead Neck in Massachusetts Bay.

Marblehead Light - Photo plus information on the only skeletal lighthouse built in New England.

Marion

Bird Island Light - Photo plus information on lighthouse on lighthouse located in Sippican Harbor off Buzzard's Bay.

Bird Island Light - Black and white photo of the original tower.

Bird Island Light - History, photos plus descriptive information on lighthouse with a colorful past.

Bird Island Light - Black and white photo showing tower with new lantern room.

Bird Island Lighthouse - Information on an organization working to preserve the lighthouse and its fundraising efforts.

Mattapoisett

Ned's Point Light - Black and white photograph showing tower with octagonal lantern room.

Ned's Point Light - Black and white photograph showing tower with bird cage lantern room.

Ned's Point Light - Photo plus information on lighthouse located at the Mattapoisett Harbor Entrance.

Nahant

Egg Rock Light - History, photos plus descriptive information on lighthouse which crashed into the ocean in 1922.

Egg Rock Light - Black and white photo of the 1856 structure, from the U.S. Coast Guard.

Nantucket

Brant Point Light - Black and white photo showing 1856 tower.

Brant Point Light - Photo plus information on lighthouse located on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts.

Brant Point Light - Reproduction of early engraving, showing merchant ships at lighthouse.

Brant Point Light - Large color photo and brief description.

Brant Point Light - History, photos plus descriptive information on America's second oldest lighthouse station.

Brant Point Lighthouse - Color photos, history and directions on how to reach it by land.

Eugene Larsen, Lighthouse Keeper - Reproduction of advertisement run in the 1930's depicting the keeper of the Sankaty Light.

Great Point Light - Black and white photograph of reconstructed lighthouse tower in 1986.

Great Point Light - Color aerial photograph.

Great Point Light - Large color photo and brief description.

Great Point Light - History, photos plus descriptive information on lighthouse which is now part of the Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge.

Great Point Light - Black and white photograph of lighthouse tower ruins after a storm in 1984.

Great Point Light - Black and white photograph, from the U.S. Coast Guard.

Great Point Lighthouse - Illustrated history of light also known as Nantucket Light.

Nantucket Cliff Lights - Black and white photograph, from the U.S. Coast Guard.

Nantucket Harbor Range Lights - Black and white photograph, from the U.S. Coast Guard.

Nantucket Range Lights - Black and white photograph, from the U.S. Coast Guard.

Sankaty Head Light - Color photo, history and directions on how to find the lighthouse.

Sankaty Head Light - Black and white photograph, from the U.S. Coast Guard.

Sankaty Head Light - Large color photo and brief description.

Sankaty Head Light - Photo plus information on lighthouse located on Nantucket Island, near Siasconset, Massachusetts.

Sankaty Head Light - History, photos plus descriptive information on lighthouse which was once known as New England's most powerful light, reportedly seen as far as 40 miles away.

New Bedford

Butler Flats Light - Photo plus information on lighthouse at the entrance to New Bedford Harbor.

Butler Flats Light - History, photos plus descriptive information on lighthouse designed by F. Hopkinson Smith, who also built the foundation of the Statue of Liberty.

Butler Flats Lighthouse - Photo plus information on lighthouse located in New Bedford Channel/Acushnet River, near New Bedford, Massachusetts.

Clark's Point Light - Black and white photo, from the U.S. Coast Guard.

Clark's Point Light - History, photos plus descriptive information on lighthouse located at Fort Rodman.

Fairhaven Bridge (Range) Light - Black and white photo of light station which was established in 1888 and discontinued in 1891.

Palmer Island Light - Black and white photograph showing tower with replacement lantern room.

Palmer Island Light - Black and white photograph showing tower with bird cage lantern room.

Palmer Island Lighthouse - Photo plus information on lighthouse located in New Bedford Harbor.

Palmer('s) Island Light - History, photos plus descriptive information on lighthouse located in the Acushnet River on the entrance to New Bedford Harbor.

Newburyport

Newburyport Harbor (Plum Island) Light - Black and white photograph showing 1793 tower.

Newburyport Harbor (Plum Island) Light - Data and information, from the National Park Service Inventory of Historic Light Stations.

Newburyport Harbor Range Lighthouses - Interesting facts, such as year established, exterior markings and patterns, height of focal plane and others. Located near Newburyport, Massachusetts.

Newburyport Harbor Range Lights - Black and white photograph, from the U.S. Coast Guard.

Newburyport Harbor Range Lights - History, photos plus descriptive information on light stations built in 1873 to help mariners entering Newburyport Harbor from the Merrimack River.

Plum Island Light - History, photos plus descriptive information on lighthouse which is now on the grounds of the headquarters of Parker River National Wildlife Refuge.
       

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