NEW ENGLAND LIGHTHOUSES: A VIRTUAL GUIDE
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        • Avery Point Lighthouse >
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        • Bridgeport Harbor Lighthouse >
          • Bridgeport Harbor Light history
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        • Faulkner's Island Lighthouse >
          • Faulkner's Island Light history
          • Faulkner's Island Light bibliography
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        • Fayerweather Island Lighthouse >
          • Faywerweather Island Light history
          • Fayerweather Island Light cruises
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        • Five Mile Point Lighthouse >
          • Five Mile Point Light history
          • Five Mile Point Light bibliography
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        • Great Captain Island Lighthouse >
          • Great Captain Island Light History
          • Great Captain Island Light bibliography
          • Great Captain Island Light cruises
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        • Green's Ledge Lighthouse >
          • Green's Ledge Light History
          • Green's Ledge Light bibliography
          • Green's Ledge Light cruises
          • Green's Ledge Light postcards
        • Latimer Reef Lighthouse >
          • Latimer Reef Light history
          • Latimer Reef Light bibliography
          • Latimer Reef Light cruises
          • Latimer Reef Light postcards
        • Lynde Point Lighthouse >
          • Lynde Point Light history
          • Lynde Point Light bibliography
          • Lynde Point Light cruises
          • Lynde Point Light postcards
      • M-So >
        • Morgan Point Lighthouse >
          • Morgan Point history
          • Morgan Point bibliography
          • Morgan Point cruises
          • Morgan Point postcards
        • New London Harbor Lighthouse >
          • New London Harbor Light history
          • New London Harbor Light bibliography
          • New London Harbor Light cruises
          • New London Harbor Light postcards
        • New London Ledge Lighthouse >
          • New London Ledge Light history
          • New London Ledge Light bibliography
          • New London Ledge Light cruises
          • New London Ledge Light postcards
        • Pecks Ledge Lighthouse >
          • Pecks Ledge Light history
          • Pecks Ledge Light bibliography
          • Pecks Ledge Light cruises
          • Pecks Ledge Light postcards
        • Penfield Reef Lighthouse >
          • Penfield Reef Light history
          • Penfield Reef Light bibliography
          • Penfield Reef Light cruises
          • Penfield Reef Light postcards
        • Saybrook Breakwater Lighthouse >
          • Saybrook Breakwater Light history
          • Saybrook Breakwater Light bibliography
          • Saybrook Breakwater Light cruises
          • Saybrook Breakwater Light postcards
        • Sheffield Island Lighthouse >
          • Sheffield Island Light history
          • Sheffield Island Light bibliography
          • Sheffield Island Light cruises
          • Sheffield Island Light postcards
        • Southwest Ledge Lighthouse >
          • Southwest Ledge Light history
          • Southwest Ledge Light bibliography
          • Southwest Ledge Light postcards
      • Sp-T >
        • Sperry Lighthouse >
          • Sperry Light history
          • Sperry Light bibliography
          • Sperry Light postcards
        • Stamford Harbor Lighthouse >
          • Stamford Harbor Light history
          • Stamford Harbor Light bibliography
          • Stamford Harbor Light cruises
          • Stamford Harbor Light postcards
        • Stonington Harbor Lighthouse >
          • Stonington Harbor Light history
          • Stonington Harbor Light bibliography
          • Stonington Harbor Light postcards
        • Stratford Point Lighthouse >
          • Stratford Point Light history
          • Stratford Point Light bibliography
          • Stratford Point Light postcards
        • Stratford Shoal Lighthouse >
          • Stratford Shoal Light history
          • Stratford Shoal Light bibliography
          • Stratford Shoal Light cruises
          • Stratford Shoal Postcards
        • Tongue Point Lighthouse >
          • Tongue Point Light history
          • Tongue Point Light bibliography
          • Tongue Point Light cruises
          • Tongue Point Light postcards
    • Rhode Island >
      • B-F >
        • Beavertail Lighthouse >
          • Beavertail Light history
          • Beavertail Light bibliography
          • Beavertail Light cruises
          • Beavertail Light postcards
        • Block Island North Lighthouse >
          • Block Island North Light history
          • Block Island North bibliography
          • Block Island North cruises
          • Block Island North postcards
        • Block Island Southeast Lighthouse >
          • Block Island Southeast Light history
          • Block Island Southeast Light bibliography
          • Block Island Southeast Light cruises
          • Block Island Southeast Light postcards
        • Bristol Ferry Lighthouse >
          • Bristol Ferry Light history
          • Bristol Ferry Light bibliography
          • Bristol Ferry Light Cruises
          • Bristol Ferry Light postcards
        • Bullocks Point Lighthouse >
          • Bullocks Point Light history
          • Bullocks Point Light bibliography
          • Bullocks Point Light postcards
        • Castle Hill Lighthouse >
          • Castle Hill Light history
          • Castle Hill Light bibliography
          • Castle Hill Light cruises
          • Castle Hill Light postcards
        • Conanicut Lighthouse >
          • Conanicut Light history
          • Conanicut Light bibliography
          • Conanicut Light cruises
          • Conanicut Light postcards
        • Conimicut Lighthouse >
          • Conimicut Light history
          • Conimicut Light bibliography
          • Conimicut Light cruises
          • Conimicut Light postcards
        • Dutch Island Lighthouse >
          • Dutch Island Light history
          • Dutch Island Light bibliography
          • Dutch Island Light cruises
          • Dutch Island Light postcards
        • Fuller Rock Lighthouse >
          • Fuller Rock Light history
          • Fuller Rock Light Bibliography
          • Fuller Rock Light postcards
      • G-Pom >
        • Gould Island Lighthouse >
          • Gould Island Light history
          • Gould Island Light bibliography
          • Gould Island Light postcards
        • Gull Rocks Lighthouse >
          • Gull Rocks Light history
          • Gull Rocks Light bibliography
          • Gull Rocks Light postcards
        • Hog Island Shoal Lighthouse >
          • Hog Island Shoal history
          • Hog Island Shoal bibliography
          • Hog Island Shoal Light Cruises
          • Hog Island Shoal postcards
        • Lime Rock Lighthouse >
          • Lime Rock Light history
          • Lime Rock Light bibliography
          • Lime Rock Light cruises
          • Lime Rock Light postcards
        • Musselbed Shoals Lighthouse >
          • Musselbed Shoals Light history
          • Musselbed Shoals Light bibliography
          • Musselbed Shoals Light postcards
        • Nayatt Point Lighthouse >
          • Nayatt Point Light history
          • Nayatt Point Light bibliography
          • Nayatt Point Light Cruises
          • Nayatt Point Lighthouse postcards
        • Newport Harbor Lighthouse >
          • Newport Harbor Light history
          • Newport Harbor Light bibliography
          • Newport Harbor Light cruises
          • Newport Harbor Light postcards
        • Plum Beach Lighthouse >
          • Plum Beach Light history
          • Plum Beach Light bibliography
          • Plum Beach Light cruises
          • Plum Beach Light postcards
        • Point Judith Lighthouse >
          • Point Judith Light history
          • Point Judith Light bibliography
          • Point Judith Light cruises
          • Point Judith Light postcards
        • Pomham Rocks Lighthouse >
          • Pomham Rocks Light history
          • Pomham Rocks Light bibliography
          • Pomham Rocks Cruises
          • Pomham Rocks Light postcards
      • Pop-W >
        • Poplar Point Lighthouse >
          • Poplar Point Light history
          • Poplar Point Light bibliography
          • Poplar Point Light cruises
          • Poplar Point Light postcards
        • Prudence Island Lighthouse >
          • Prudence Island Light history
          • Prudence Island Light bibliography
          • Prudence Island Light cruises
          • Prudence Island Light postcards
        • Rose Island Lighthouse >
          • Rose Island Light history
          • Rose Island Light bibliography
          • Rose Island Light cruises
          • Rose Island Light postcards
        • Sabin Point Lighthouse >
          • Sabin Point Light history
          • Sabin Point Light bibliography
          • Sabin Point Light postcards
        • Sakonnet Point Lighthouse >
          • Sakonnet Point Light history
          • Sakonnet Point Light bibliography
          • Sakonnet Point Light postcards
        • Sassafras Point Lighthouse >
          • Sassafras Point Light history
          • Sassafras Point Light bibliography
          • Sassafras Point Light postcards
        • Warwick Lighthouse >
          • Warwick Light history
          • Warwick Light bibliography
          • Warwick Light cruises
          • Warwick Light postcards
        • Watch Hill Lighthouse >
          • Watch Hill Light history
          • Watch Hill Light bibliography
          • Watch Hill Light cruises
          • Watch Hill Light postcards
        • Whale Rock Lighthouse >
          • Whale Rock Light history
          • Whale Rock Light bibliography
          • Whale Rock Light postcards
        • Wickford Harbor Lighthouse >
          • Wickford Harbor Light history
          • Wickford Harbor Light bibliography
          • Wickford Harbor Light postcards
    • Massachusetts >
      • A-B >
        • Annisquam Lighthouse >
          • Annisquam Light history
          • Annisquam Light bibliography
          • Annisquam Light cruises
          • Annisquam Light postcards
        • Bakers Island Lighthouse >
          • Bakers Island Light history
          • Bakers Island Light bibliography
          • Bakers Island Light cruises
          • Bakers Island Light postcards
        • Bass River Lighthouse (Lighthouse Inn) >
          • Bass River Light history
          • Bass River Light bibliography
          • Bass River Light postcards
        • Billingsgate Lighthouse >
          • Billingsgate Light history
          • Billingsgate Light bibliography
          • Billingsgate Light postcards
        • Bird Island Lighthouse >
          • Bird Island Light history
          • Bird Island Light bibliography
          • Bird Island Light postcards
        • Bishop and Clerks Lighthouse >
          • Bishop and Clerks Light history
          • Bishop and Clerks Light bibliography
          • Bishop and Clerks Light postcards
        • Borden Flats Lighthouse >
          • Borden Flats Light history
          • Borden Flats Light bibliography
          • Borden Flats Light postcards
        • Boston Light >
          • Boston Light history
          • Boston Light bibliography
          • Boston Light cruises
          • Boston Light postcards
        • Brant Point Lighthouse >
          • Brant Point Light history
          • Brant Point Light bibliography
          • Brant Point Light cruises
          • Brant Point Light postcards
        • Broad Sound Channel Inner Range Lights >
          • Broad Sound Channel Inner Range Lights history
          • Broad Sound Channel Inner Range Lights bibliography
        • Butler Flats Lighthouse >
          • Butler Flats Light history
          • Butler Flats Light bibliography
          • Butler Flats Light cruises
          • Butler Flats Light postcards
      • C-E >
        • Cape Poge Lighthouse >
          • Cape Poge Light history
          • Cape Poge Light bibliography
          • Cape Poge Light cruises
          • Cape Poge Light postcards
        • Chatham Lighthouse >
          • Chatham Light history
          • Chatham Light bibliography
          • Chatham Light cruises
          • Chatham Light postcards
        • Clarks Point Lighthouse >
          • Clarks Point Light history
          • Clarks Point Light bibliography
          • Clarks Point Light cruises
          • Clarks Point Light postcards
        • Cleveland Ledge Lighthouse >
          • Cleveland Ledge Light history
          • Cleveland Ledge Light photos
          • Cleveland Ledge Light bibliography
        • Cuttyhunk Lighthouse >
          • Cuttyhunk Light history
          • Cuttyhunk Light bibliography
          • Cuttyhunk Light postcards
        • Deer Island Lighthouse >
          • Deer Island Light history
          • Deer Island Light bibliography
          • Deer Island Light cruises
          • Deer Island Light postcards
        • Derby Wharf Lighthouse >
          • Derby Wharf Light history
          • Derby Wharf Light bibliography
          • Derby Wharf Light cruises
          • Derby Wharf Light postcards
        • Dumpling Rock Lighthouse >
          • Dumpling Rock Light history
          • Dumpling Rock Light bibliography
          • Dumpling Rock Light postcards
        • Duxbury Pier Lighthouse >
          • Duxbury Pier Light history
          • Duxbury Pier Light bibliography
          • Duxbury Pier Light cruises
          • Duxbury Pier Light postcards
        • East Chop Lighthouse >
          • East Chop Light history
          • East Chop Light bibliography
          • East Chop Light cruises
          • East Chop Light postcards
        • Eastern Point Lighthouse >
          • Eastern Point Light history
          • Eastern Point Light bibliography
          • Eastern Point Light cruises
          • Eastern Point Light postcards
        • Edgartown Lighthouse >
          • Edgartown Light history
          • Edgartown Light bibliography
          • Edgartown Light cruises
          • Edgartown Light postcards
        • Egg Rock Lighthouse (Massachusetts) >
          • Egg Rock Light history
          • Egg Rock Light bibliography
          • Egg Rock Light postcards
      • F-L >
        • Fort Pickering Lighthouse >
          • Fort Pickering Light history
          • Fort Pickering Light bibliography
          • Fort Pickering Light cruises
          • Fort Pickering Light postcards
        • Gay Head Lighthouse >
          • Gay Head Light history
          • Gay Head Light bibliography
          • Gay Head Light cruises
          • Gay Head Light postcards
        • Graves Lighthouse >
          • Graves Light history
          • Graves Light bibliography
          • Graves Light cruises
          • Graves Light postcards
        • Great Point Lighthouse >
          • Great Point Light history
          • Great Point Light bibliography
          • Great Point Light cruises
          • Great Point Light postcards
        • Highland Lighthouse >
          • Highland Light history
          • Highland Light bibliography
          • Highland Light postcards
        • Hospital Point Lighthouse >
          • Hospital Point Light history
          • Hospital Point Light bibliography
          • Hospital Point Light cruises
          • Hospital Point Light postcards
        • Hyannis Harbor Lighthouse >
          • Hyannis Harbor Light history
          • Hyannis Harbor Light bibliography
          • Hyannis Harbor Light cruises
          • Hyannis Harbor Light postcards
        • Ipswich Range Lights >
          • Ipswich Range Lights history
          • Ipswich Range Lights bibliography
          • Ipswich Range Lights postcards
        • Long Island Head Lighthouse >
          • Long Island Head Light history
          • Long Island Head Light biblography
          • Long Island Head Light cruises
          • Long Island Head Light postcards
        • Long Point Lighthouse >
          • Long Point Light history
          • Long Point Light bibliography
          • Long Point Light cruises
          • Long Point Light postcards
        • Lovells Island Range Lights >
          • Lovells Island Range Lights history
          • Lovells Island Range Lights bibliography
          • Lovells Island Range Lights postcards
      • M-P >
        • Marblehead Lighthouse >
          • Marblehead Light history
          • Marblehead Light bibliography
          • Marblehead Light cruises
          • Marblehead Light postcards
        • Mayo's Beach Lighthouse >
          • Mayos Beach Light history
          • Mayos Beach Light bibliography
          • Mayos Beach Light postcards
        • Minots Ledge Lighthouse >
          • Minots Ledge Light history
          • Minots Ledge Light bibliography
          • Minots Ledge Light cruises
          • Minots Ledge Light postcards
        • Monomoy Point Lighthouse >
          • Monomoy Point Light history
          • Monomoy Point Light bibliography
          • Monomoy Point Light cruises
          • Monomoy Point Light postcards
        • Narrows "Bug" Lighthouse >
          • Narrows Light history
          • Narrows Light bibliography
          • Narrows Light postcards
        • Nauset Lighthouse >
          • Nauset Light history
          • Nauset Light bibliography
          • Nauset Light postcards
        • Neds Point Lighthouse >
          • Neds Point Light history
          • Neds Point Light bibliography
          • Neds Point Light postcards
        • Newburyport Range LIghts >
          • Newburyport Range Lights history
          • Newburyport Range Lights bibliography
          • Newburyport Range Lights cruises
        • Nobska Point Lighthouse >
          • Nobska Point Light history
          • Nobska Point Light bibliography
          • Nobska Point Light cruises
          • Nobska Point Light postcards
        • Palmers Island Lighthouse >
          • Palmers Island Light history
          • Palmers Island Light bibliography
          • Palmers Island Light cruises
          • Palmers Island Light postcards
        • Plum Island Lighthouse >
          • Plum Island Light history
          • Plum Island Light bibliography
          • Plum Island Light cruises
          • Plum Island Light postcards
        • Plymouth Lighthouse >
          • Plymouth Light history
          • Plymouth Light bibliography
          • Plymouth Light cruises
          • Plymouth Light postcards
        • Point Gammon Lighthouse >
          • Point Gammon Light history
          • Point Gammon Light bibliography
          • Point Gammon Light cruises
          • Point Gammon Light postcards
      • R-W >
        • Race Point Lighthouse >
          • Race Point Light history
          • Race Point Light bibliography
          • Race Point Light postcards
        • Sandy Neck Lighthouse >
          • Sandy Neck Light history
          • Sandy Neck Light bibliography
          • Sandy Neck Light cruises
          • Sandy Neck Light postcards
        • Sankaty Head Lighthouse >
          • Sankaty Head Light history
          • Sankaty Head Light bibliography
          • Sankaty Head Light cruises
          • Sankaty Head Light postcards
        • Scituate Lighthouse >
          • Scituate Light history
          • Scituate Light bibliography
          • Scituate Light cruises
          • Scituate Light postcards
        • Spectactle Island Range Lights >
          • Spectactle Island Range Lights history
          • Spectactle Island Range Lights bibliography
          • Spectactle Island Range postcards
        • Stage Harbor Lighthouse >
          • Stage Harbor Light history
          • Stage Harbor Light bibliography
          • Stage Harbor Light postcards
        • Straitsmouth Island Lighthouse >
          • Straitsmouth Island Light history
          • Straitsmouth Island Light bibliography
          • Straitsmouth Island Light cruises
          • Straitsmouth Island Light postcards
        • Tarpaulin Cove Lighthouse >
          • Tarpaulin Cove Light history
          • Tarpaulin Cove Light bibliography
          • Tarpaulin Cove Light postcards
        • Ten Pound Island Lighthouse >
          • Ten Pound Island Light history
          • Ten Pound Island Light bibliography
          • Ten Pound Island Light cruises
          • Ten Pound Island Light postcards
        • Thacher Island Twin Lights >
          • Thacher Island Twin Lights history
          • Thacher Island Twin Lights bibliography
          • Thacher Island Twin Lights cruises
          • Thacher Island Twin Lights postcards
        • West Chop Lighthouse >
          • West Chop Light history
          • West Chop Light bibliography
          • West Chop Light cruises
          • West Chop Light postcards
        • Wings Neck Lighthouse >
          • Wings Neck Light history
          • Wings Neck Light bibliography
          • Wings Neck Light postcards
        • Wood End Lighthouse >
          • Wood End Light history
          • Wood End Light bibliography
          • Wood End Light cruises
          • Wood End Light postcards
    • Vermont >
      • Burlington Breakwater >
        • Burlington Breakwater Lights history
        • Burlington Breakwater Lights bibliography
        • Burlington Breakwater Lights cruises
        • Burlington Breakwater Lights postcards
      • Colchester Reef >
        • Colchester Reef Light history
        • Colchester Reef Light bibliography
      • Isle la Motte >
        • Isle la Motte Light history
        • Isle la Motte Light bibliography
        • Isle la Motte Light postcards
      • Juniper Island >
        • Juniper Island Light history
        • Juniper Island Light bibliography
        • Juniper Island Light cruises
      • Maxfield Point
      • Whipple Point >
        • Whipple Point Light history
        • Whipple Point Light bibliography
      • Windmill Point >
        • Windmill Point Light history
        • Windmill Point Light bibliography
    • New Hampshire >
      • Burkehaven Lighthouse >
        • Burkehaven Light history
        • Burkehaven Light bibliography
        • Burkehaven Light cruises
        • Burkehaven Light postcards
      • Herrick Cove Lighthouse >
        • Herrick Cove Light history
        • Herrick Cove Light photos
        • Herrick Cove Light bibliography
        • Herrick Cove Light cruises
      • Loon Island Lighthouse >
        • Loon Island Light history
        • Loon Island Light photos
        • Loon Island Light bibliography
        • Loon Island Light cruises
        • Loon Island Light postcards
      • Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse >
        • Portsmouth Harbor Light history
        • Portsmouth Harbor Light bibliography
        • Portsmouth Harbor Light cruises
        • Portsmouth Harbor Light postcards
      • White Island Lighthouse >
        • White Island Light history
        • White Island Light bibliography
        • White Island Light cruises
        • White Island Light postcards
    • Maine >
      • A-B >
        • Avery Rock >
          • Avery Rock Light history
          • Avery Rock Light bibliography
          • Avery Rock Light postcards
        • Baker Island >
          • Baker Island Light history
          • Baker Island Light bibliography
          • Baker Island Light cruises
          • Baker Island Light postcards
        • Bass Harbor Head >
          • Bass Harbor Head Light history
          • Bass Harbor Head Light bibliography
          • Bass Harbor Head Light cruises
          • Bass Harbor Head Light postcards
        • Bear Island >
          • Bear Island Light history
          • Bear Island Light bibliography
          • Bear Island Light cruises
          • Bear Island Light postcards
        • Blue Hill Bay >
          • Blue Hill Bay Light history
          • Blue Hill Bay Light bibliography
          • Blue Hill Bay Light cruises
          • Blue Hill Bay Light postcards
        • Boon Island >
          • Boon Island Light history
          • Boon Island Light bibliography
          • Boon Island Light cruises
          • Boon Island Light postcards
        • Browns Head >
          • Browns Head Light history
          • Browns Head Light photos
          • Browns Head Light bibliography
          • Browns Head Light cruises
          • Browns Head Light postcards
        • Burnt Coat Harbor >
          • Burnt Coat Harbor Light history
          • Burnt Coat Harbor Light photos
          • Burnt Coat Harbor Light bibliography
          • Burnt Coat Harbor Light cruises
          • Burnt Coat Harbor Light postcards
        • Burnt Island >
          • Burnt Island Light history
          • Burnt Island Light photos
          • Burnt Island Light bibliography
          • Burnt Island Light cruises
          • Burnt Island Light postcards
      • C-F >
        • Cape Elizabeth >
          • Cape Elizabeth Light history
          • Cape Elizabeth Light bibliography
          • Cape Elizabeth Light postcards
        • Cape Neddick (Nubble) >
          • Cape Neddick (Nubble) Light history
          • Cape Neddick (Nubble) Light bibliography
          • Cape Neddick (Nubble) Light cruises
          • Cape Neddick (Nubble) Light postcards
        • Crabtree Ledge >
          • Crabtree Ledge Light history
          • Crabtree Ledge Light bibliography
          • Crabtree Ledge Light postcards
        • Cuckolds >
          • Cuckolds Light history
          • Cuckolds Light bibliography
          • Cuckolds Light cruises
          • Cuckolds Light postcards
        • Curtis Island >
          • Curtis Island Light history
          • Curtis Island Light photos
          • Curtis Island Light bibliography
          • Curtis Island Light cruises
          • Curtis Island Light postcards
        • Deer Island Thorofare >
          • Deer Island Thorofare Light history
          • Deer Island Thorofare Light bibliography
          • Deer Island Thorofare Light cruises
          • Deer Island Thorofare Light postcards
        • Dice Head >
          • Dice Head Light history
          • Dice Head Light photos
          • Dice Head Light bibliography
          • Dice Head Light cruises
          • Dice Head Light postcards
        • Doubling Point >
          • Doubling Point Light history
          • Doubling Point Light bibliography
          • Doubling Point Light cruises
          • Doubling Point Light postcards
        • Doubling Point Range >
          • Doubling Point Range Lights history
          • Doubling Point Range Lights bibliography
          • Doubling Point Range Lights cruises
          • Doubling Point Range Lights postcards
        • Eagle Island >
          • Eagle Island Light history
          • Eagle Island Light photos
          • Eagle Island Light bibliography
          • Eagle Island Light cruises
          • Eagle Island Light postcards
        • Egg Rock >
          • Egg Rock Light history
          • Egg Rock Light bibliography
          • Egg Rock Light cruises
          • Egg Rock Light postcards
        • Fort Point >
          • Fort Point Light history
          • Fort Point Light bibliography
          • Fort Point Light cruises
          • Fort Point Light postcards
        • Franklin Island >
          • Franklin Island Light history
          • Franklin Island Light photos
          • Franklin Island Light bibliography
          • Franklin Island Light cruises
          • Franklin Island Light postcards
      • G-L >
        • Goat Island >
          • Goat Island Light history
          • Goat Island Light bibliography
          • Goat Island Light cruises
          • Goat Island Light postcards
        • Goose Rocks >
          • Goose Rocks Light history
          • Goose Rocks Light bibliography
          • Goose Rocks Light cruises
          • Goose Rocks Light postcards
        • Great Duck Island >
          • Great Duck Island Light history
          • Great Duck Island Light bibliography
          • Great Duck Island Light cruises
        • Grindle Point >
          • Grindle Point Light history
          • Grindle Point Light biblography
          • Grindle Point Light cruises
          • Grindle Point Light postcards
        • Halfway Rock >
          • Halfway Rock Light history
          • Halfway Rock Light bibliography
          • Halfway Rock Light cruises
          • Halfway Rock Light postcards
        • Hendricks Head >
          • Hendricks Head Light history
          • Hendricks Head Light bibliography
          • Hendricks Head Light cruises
          • Hendricks Head Light postcards
        • Heron Neck >
          • Heron Neck Light history
          • Heron Neck Light bibliography
          • Heron Neck Light cruises
          • Heron Neck Light postcards
        • Indian Island >
          • Indian Island Light history
          • Indian Island Light bibliography
          • Indian Island Light cruises
          • Indian Island Light postcards
        • Isle au Haut >
          • Isle au Haut Light history
          • Isle au Haut Light bibliography
          • Isle au Haut Light cruises
          • Isle au Haut Light postcards
        • Libby Island >
          • Libby Island Light history
          • Libby Island Light bibliography
          • Libby Island Light cruises
          • Libby Island Light postcards
        • Little River >
          • Little River Light history
          • Little River Light bibliography
          • Little River Light cruises
          • Little River Light postcards
        • Lubec Channel >
          • Lubec Channel Light history
          • Lubec Channel Light bibliography
          • Lubec Channel Light cruises
          • Lubec Channel Light postcards
      • M-Pe >
        • Marshall Point >
          • Marshall Point Light history
          • Marshall Point Light bibliography
          • Marshall Point Light cruises
          • Marshall Point Light postcards
        • Matinicus Rock >
          • Matinicus Rock Light history
          • Matinicus Rock Light bibliography
          • Matinicus Rock Light cruises
          • Matinicus Rock Light postcards
        • Monhegan >
          • Monhegan Island Light history
          • Monhegan Island Light bibliography
          • Monhegan Island Light cruises
          • Monhegan Island Light postcards
        • Moose Peak >
          • Moose Peak Light history
          • Moose Peak Light bibliography
          • Moose Peak Light cruises
          • Moose Peak Light postcards
        • Mount Desert Rock >
          • Mount Desert Rock history
          • Mount Desert Rock bibliography
          • Mount Desert Rock postcards
        • Narraguagus >
          • Narraguagus Light history
          • Narraguagus Light bibliography
          • Narraguagus Light cruises
          • Narraguagus Light postcards
        • Nash Island >
          • Nash Island Light history
          • Nash Island Light bibliography
          • Nash Island Light cruises
          • Nash Island Light postcards
        • Owls Head >
          • Owls Head Light history
          • Owls Head Light bibliography
          • Owls Head Light cruises
          • Owls Head Light postcards
        • Pemaquid Point >
          • Pemaquid Point Light history
          • Pemaquid Point Light bibliography
          • Pemaquid Point Light cruises
          • Pemaquid Point Light postcards
        • Perkins Island >
          • Perkins Island Light history
          • Perkins Island Light bibliography
          • Perkins Island Light cruises
          • Perkins Island Light postcards
        • Petit Manan >
          • Petit Manan Light history
          • Petit Manan Light bibliography
          • Petit Manan Light cruises
          • Petit Manan Light postcards
      • Po-Se >
        • Pond Island >
          • Pond Island Light history
          • Pond Island Light bibliography
          • Pond Island Light cruises
          • Pond Island Light postcards
        • Portland Breakwater >
          • Portland Breakwater Light history
          • Portland Breakwater Light bibliography
          • Portland Breakwater Light cruises
          • Portland Breakwater Light postcards
        • Portland Head >
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History of Highland Light, North Truro, Massachusetts

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When Truro, Massachusetts, the second most northerly town on Cape Cod, was first settled as Pamet in 1646, it was part of a larger area known as Nauset. Pamet’s name was changed to Truro (after a Cornish town it was said to resemble) when it was incorporated as a separate town in 1709.

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Highland Light circa 1856
Truro developed a whaling fleet based at Pamet River Harbor, which comprised nine sloops by the early 1800s.

In its early years, mariners knew Pamet as Dangerfield because of the frequent wrecks off its shores. A treacherous spot called Peaked Hill Bars, a graveyard for many ships, lies about a mile northeast of the lighthouse site. The 64-gun British warship Somerset, immortalized in Longfellow’s poem The Ride of Paul Revere, famously struck the bars in 1778; 21 lives were lost.

In 1792, with these dangers in mind and ever-increasing maritime traffic around Cape Cod, the Massachusetts Humane Society and the Boston Marine Society requested that the governor of Massachusetts ask the U.S. Congress to fund a lighthouse “upon the High Land adjacent to Cape Cod Harbour.” There was no immediate action.

In 1794, Reverend James Freeman wrote that there were more ships wrecked near the eastern shore of Truro than on any other part of Cape Cod. "A light house," he went on to say, "near the Clay Pounds should Congress think proper to erect one, would prevent many of these fatal accidents."

Having no luck with their appeal to the governor, the Boston Marine Society appointed a committee of three men in February 1796 to draft a petition directly to Congress.

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Tench Coxe (1755-1824)
The Massachusetts Humane Society and the Salem Marine Society were also included in the petition, which brought about almost immediate action.

Congress appropriated $8,000 for a lighthouse on May 17, 1796. Tench Coxe, commissioner of Revenue and supervisor of federal lighthouse operations at the time, asked General Benjamin Lincoln—customs collector for Boston and local lighthouse superintendent—to procure a suitable site for the lighthouse by “gift or purchase.”

Lincoln traveled to Cape Cod to select the site. It was the view of mariners that the lighthouse should be built on the Highlands or Clay Pounds of Truro, where the high bluffs—rising nearly 150 feet from the beach—would augment the height and visibility of the light.

Lincoln concurred, explaining his choice of a site in a letter to Coxe on June 9, 1796:

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Benjamin Lincoln (1733-1810)
Because the lands here are pretty good and are not so sandy as to be liable to be blown away by the high gales of wind too often experienced on this Cape... As the light-house must be made of wood the soil will be good for its foundation... Fresh water can easily be obtained within the ten acres. The land will summer a cow after a garden shall be taken off for which there is some pretty good land.

Ten acres of land at the Highlands were purchased from a Truro resident, Isaac Small, for $110—$100 for the land plus and $10 for the “right of passing” over Small’s adjoining land. The bluff wasn’t the highest in the area, but it appears the deal was made with an eye toward Small’s appointment as the light’s first keeper.

In a letter, Tench Coxe wrote, “The land bought for the site of the Light House was purchased of Mr. Small who owns the adjoining grounds. It is probable therefore, that economy in regard to fencing and salary may be made by appointing him.” There were other applicants, but Small won the job.

A 45-foot, octagonal wooden tower, the first lighthouse on Cape Cod and the twentieth in the United States, was built about 500 feet from the edge of the bluff, where it exhibiting exhibited its light from 160 feet above mean high water.

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The light went into service on November 15, 1797. A one-story dwelling for the keeper was also constructed, along with a barn, an oil storage shed, and a well. The total cost of the buildings was $7,257.56.

Because of fears that mariners might confuse Highland Light with Boston Light (a single fixed light at that time), some consideration was given to the possibility of a double light at the Cape Cod station. Instead, Lincoln and Coxe determined that the lighthouse would be the first in the nation to have a flashing light. A rotating “eclipser” was designed and built by James Bailey Jr. According to a notice that was issued to the press, the eclipser revolved around the spider lamp (a simple pan of oil with several wicks) once in 80 seconds, and the light would be hidden from view for 30 seconds during each revolution.

The weather affected the eclipser's clockwork machinery, and Small complained that the timing was irregular. The machinery didn’t run as long as it was supposed to on a single winding, which required Small to wind it twice during each night. In recognition of this, in 1798 his salary was raised from $150 to $200 yearly. The eclipser continued to behave erratically. It was finally removed in 1812, when the lighthouse received a newly patented Winslow Lewis system of multiple Argand-type lamps and reflectors. The 1797 tower was in such poor condition—“wretchedly constructed,” according to the local lighthouse superintendent—that it had to be greatly altered before the new equipment could be installed.

Before Lewis’s lighting apparatus could be put into service, te height of the tower was reduced by 17 feet and a new lantern, 10 feet high, was installed. The new equipment was in use by February 1812. Boston Light became a revolving light in 1811, so there was no fear that the two would be hard to tell apart. Highland Light would remain fixed white until 1901.

Constant Hopkins, who was nearly 70 years old, succeeded Small as keeper in October 1812. Hopkins died less than five years later and was succeeded by John Grocier (or Grozier). Isaac Small continued farming on the adjacent land. Grocier complained about Small’s obtrusive cattle, saying they “brake the ground up so that it blows away.”

An 1828 report stated that the 1797 wooden lighthouse was "very imperfect -- is easily wracked by the winds, which shakes the lantern so much as to break the glass very frequently." After a congressional appropriation of $5,000 in March 1831, a new 35-foot round brick lighthouse tower was erected close to the site of the original lighthouse. The lighthouse and a new brick dwelling were built under contract by Winslow Lewis, at a cost of $4,162. The date the work was completed isn’t clear, but it was apparently sometime in 1833.

In the early 1840s, Highland Light became a battleground between the old guard of lighthouse administration and technology—represented by Winslow Lewis and Stephen Pleasanton (the Treasury official who oversaw the U.S. Lighthouse Establshment 1820-52) —and the new wave of reformers led by the civil engineer I. W. P. Lewis, who happened to be Winslow Lewis’s nephew.

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Stephen Pleasanton (1776-1855)
I. W. P. Lewis had studied civil engineering and entered lighthouse work with the help and encouragement of his uncle. Eventually, the two became competitors for lighthouse contracts, and the ambitious I. W. P. sometimes bid below his actual costs in order to win contracts over his uncle.

In the summer of 1840, the younger Lewis installed a new cast-iron lantern and lighting apparatus at Highland Light. He replaced his uncle’s apparatus with a system of lamps and reflectors based on an English model. The lamps and reflectors were more carefully positioned and focused than they had been previously, and they were installed in such a way that they couldn’t be easily moved out of proper alignment.

When he began the lantern installation, I. W. P. Lewis found that the tower’s window frames, doorframes, and wooden stairs were all rotten and had to be replaced. He also found that the inner brick walls were laid without mortar, and that the walls were filled with sand. The tower had no foundation and merely rested on the ground, and the mortar was so bad in the upper part of the tower that 13 feet had to be removed from the top.I. W. P. Lewis had to rebuild substantially rebuild the tower his uncle had built in order to install the new lantern, at a total cost of $5,919. An inspection by the local superintendent in 1842 described the new apparatus as “in perfect order,” showing a “brilliant light.”Jesse Holbrook, who became keeper in 1840, reported that when the old stairway was removed from the tower, it was found that "the interior of the wall was filled with rubbish, and the brick work apparently thrown together without any regard to form, there being neither mortar nor bond."

I. W. P. Lewis, at the request of the secretary of the Treasury, authored a scathing 1843 report on New England’s lighthouses. The report eventually led to the formation of the new U.S. Lighthouse Board in 1852, two years after the death of Winslow Lewis. I. W. P. Lewis, who died in 1855 at the age of 47, has been called the father of American’s modern lighthouse system.

Shipwrecks in the vicinity were less frequent after the establishment of the lighthouse, but they were not eliminated. One of the worst wrecks near the station was that of the British bark Josephus in a thick fog in April 1849. Two local fishermen went out in a dory in an attempt to aid the crew, but the would-be lifesavers themselves perished in the high seas.

It appeared at first that the entire crew of 16 had died, but Keeper Enoch Hamilton returned hours after the wreck to find that two men had washed ashore and were still alive. Hamilton and a companion carried the men to the keeper’s house, where they spent the night. One of the survivors of the Josephus, John Jasper, later became the captain of an ocean liner. When his vessel passed Highland Light, he would dip the flag as a signal of respect for Keeper Hamilton.

The naturalist and author Henry David Thoreau visited Highland Light several times in the 1850s. Thoreau found the lighthouse "a neat building, in apple pie order."

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Henry David Thoreau
In his book, Cape Cod, he wrote:

The keeper entertained us handsomely in his solitary little ocean house. He was a man of singular patience and intelligence, who, when our queries struck him, rang as clear as a bell in response. The light-house lamp a few feet distant shone full into my chamber, and made it bright as day, so I knew exactly how the Highland Light bore all that night, and I was in no danger of being wrecked... I thought as I lay there, half-awake and half-asleep, looking upward through the window at the lights above my head, how many sleepless eyes from far out on the ocean stream -- mariners of all nations spinning their yarns through the various watches of the night -- were directed toward my couch.

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One of the duties of the keeper was to count the vessels passing the light. In one 11 day period in July 1853, Keeper Enoch Hamilton counted 1,200 craft passing his station. As many as 600 vessels were reportedly counted in one day in 1867.

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Highland Light c. 1890.
Storms often hit Highland Light with a vengeance. In the 19th century, keepers often had to stay in the lantern room all night to keep the glass clear. Other problems plagued the keepers in summer, such as swarms of moths and birds flying straight into the lantern glass.

An 1855 article in the Barnstable Patriot , written by a woman who spent time at the lighthouse, told of an incident in the 1833 keeper's house:

We were all seated cozily for dinner... when just as the hostess had put her fork into as plump a fowl as ever crowed, there came a rattle, a crash, smash and a cloud of dust which rendered all on the opposite side of the table invisible to me... I looked up and lo! The cause of the catastrophe! A part of the ceiling had fallen down over our devoted board and heads. It was not the first time the ceiling had acted so, I was told, as on a former occasion it had descended and Mrs. Small had patched the chasm with a newspaper.

The main keeper's dwelling was rebuilt soon after this incident, in 1856. A new brick tower was built in 1857 for $15,000, equipped with a first order Fresnel lens from Paris. This powerful light made Highland Light, the highest on the New England mainland, one of the coast's most powerful lights. Highland Light was for many years the first glimpse of America seen by many immigrants from Europe.

Further testifying to its importance, the new lighthouse was assigned a keeper and two assistants. The station also received a coal-burning Daboll fog signal, powerful enough to cut through the frequent thick fog.

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Highland (Cape Cod) Light Station circa 1859. National Archives image 26-LG-6-3

Isaac M. Small, whose grandfather was the first keeper and owned the land the first lighthouse was built on, wrote a booklet in 1891 called Highland Light: This Book Tells You All About It.

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Highland Golf Links, founded in 1892, is the oldest golf course on Cape Cod.
Small wrote about the daily life of the keepers:

The lives of the keepers are somewhat monotonous, though relieved in a measure during the summer months by visits of many pilgrims to this attractive Mecca.

The routine of their duties is regular and systematic. Promptly, one half hour before sunset the keeper whose watch it may be at the time repairs to the tower and makes preperations for the lighting of the lamps. At the moment the sun drops below the western horizon the light flashes out over the sea; the little cog wheels begin their revolutions; the tiny pumps force the oil up to the wicks and the night watch has begun. At 8 o'clock the man who has lighted the lamp is relieved by No. 2, who in turn is also relieved at midnight by No. 3, No. 1 again returning to duty at 4 a.m. As the sun shows its first gleam above the edge of the eastern sea the machinery is stopped and the light is allowed to gradually consume the oil remaining in the wicks and go out. This occurs in about fifteen minutes. As night comes on again No. 2 is the man to light the lamp, the watches are changed at 8, 12 and 4, and so go on as before night after night.

Small also made a plea on behalf of the keepers:

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A crowd gathers to watch a baseball game at Highland Light in the early 1900s
It is written somewhere that keepers must not accept tips from people who visit the light, but of course it does not really mean that, but should be understood that keepers should not solicit tips. When you have climbed to the top floor of that winding stair, and then have reached the ground again, and you are pretty nearly out of breath and exclaim, "My, but that was some climb," you would appreciate the feelings and condition of the keeper who had gone up and down some twenty times during the day. No law requires them to do this, but out of courtesy and your enjoyment they make the trips. Think it over and decide whether you would like to change places with them.

One of the worst storms in New England history struck on November 26, 1898. The storm was later dubbed the Portland Gale after the steamer Portland, lost with nearly 200 passengers in Massachusetts Bay.

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At about 10 p.m. on the night of the storm the wind indicator at Highland Light was demolished with wind speeds reaching over 100 miles per hour. A short time later the windows in the lantern were blown out and the light went out. The storm lasted 36 hours, and gradually wreckage from the Portland washed up along Cape Cod's back shore.

Left: A temporary light was used while the first order lens was installed in 1901.

An even larger Fresnel lens, floating on a bed of mercury, was installed in 1901. After an electric light was put inside this lens in 1932, the light became the coast's most powerful.
The 4,000,000 candlepower light could be seen for 45 miles, and reportedly as far as 75 miles in clear weather.

A Naval radio station was located at Highland Light in 1904. The station assumed great importance during World War I and was guarded by a detachment of Marines.

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Two keepers hosted a gathering at Highland Light on November 27, 1946, commemorating the anniversary of the loss of the steamer Portland. The historian Edward Rowe Snow is kneeling in front, on the left.

The giant Fresnel lens was removed in the early 1950s, replaced by a modern aerobeacon.

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When the Fresnel lens was removed, it was destroyed. A fragment is on display in the museum at the lighthouse (right).

 In 1961, the Coast Guard destroyed the assistant keeper's house and replaced it with a new duplex. The station was automated and destaffed in 1986. One of the last Coast Guard keepers was Patrick Punty, who lived at the station with his wife Katherine and two small children. Patrick and Katherine both felt they heard the voice of a ghostly woman in the keeper's house, according to an article in the New York Times. Patrick said, "If I was going to be a ghost, I'd like it to be in a lighthouse. I'd stay here the rest of my life."

After automation, the station's radio beacon remained in service and the keeper's dwelling continued to be used as Coast Guard housing.

There has been debate over the years about whether or not Highland Light was ever moved in the 19th century. Isaac M. Small stated in his booklet, "The present tower stands upon the EXACT SPOT WHERE THE ORIGINAL TOWER STOOD, IT WAS NEVER MOVED OR THE LOCATION CHANGED." Case closed.

When the first lighthouse was built in 1797, it was over 500 feet from the edge of the 125 foot cliff. 

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The cliff continued to erode at a rate of at least three feet a year until, by the early 1990s, the present lighthouse stood just over a hundred feet from the edge. In 1990 alone 40 feet were lost just north of the lighthouse.

Left: A total eclipse of the sun seen from Highland Light on September 1, 1932.

A group within the Truro Historical Society began raising funds for the moving of Highland Light. Gordon Russell, president of both the Truro Historical Society and the Save the Light Committee, said that he and other volunteers sent out 30,000 brochures and collected 140,000 signatures on a petition. Local residents and tourists made donations and bought t-shirts and other souvenirs, and the society raised over $150,000.

In 1996, this money was combined with $1 million in federal funds and $500,000 in state funds to pay for the move of the 404-ton lighthouse to a site 450 feet back from its former location.

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View of the bluff and lighthouse in the late 1800s
The operation got underway in June 1996, under the direction of International Chimney Corp. of Buffalo, with the help of subcontractor Expert House Moving of Maryland, the same companies responsible for the successful move of Rhode Island's Block Island Southeast Light in 1993. Thousands of sightseers gathered to catch a glimpse of the rare move.

The foundation of the lighthouse was excavated and four levels of criss-crossing beams were inserted beneath the tower. The entire structure was lifted with hydraulic jacks and mounted on rollers, then set on rails. The move took 18 days.

It appeared to go smoothly, but consultant Peter Friesen said, "The other one behaved better than this one," referring to Block Island Southeast Light.

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During the move workers placed quarters on the beams. The coins, flattened by the lighthouse, were later auctioned off for as high as $57, with the money going to the Truro Historical Society.

The relocated lighthouse stands close to the seventh fairway of the Highland Golf Links, prompting some to declare it the world's first life-sized miniature golf course. "We'll get a windmill from Eastham and put it on number one," joked the club's greenskeeper.

After an errant golf ball broke a pane in the lantern room, new unbreakable panes were installed.


On Sunday, November 3, 1996 Highland Light was relighted in its new location. Over 200 people toured the tower's interior before the relighting ceremony.

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The Highland Light Bagpipe Band performed in full regalia, and Congressman Gerry Studds, an important proponent of the move, spoke to the assembled crowd. 

"While this light may not save lives," said Studds, "it will inspire lives for a long time to come."

In the summer of 1998 Highland Light was opened for visitors, with volunteers giving tours. There is a small gift shop, along with exhibits, in the keepers' house.

In April 2001 the lighthouse got a needed facelift.

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The job performed by Campbell Construction of Beverly, Massachusetts entailed sandblasting the lead paint from the interior of the lantern room and the tower's stairs, removing rust from the exterior iron work and replacing some railing sections as well as rusted iron panels. Some cracks in the iron work were welded with certanium.

A new window was installed, and some of the brick work on the ocean-facing side of the tower had to be replaced. The interior of the lantern room and the stairs were repainted, as was the entire exterior of the tower. 

In addition, a new ventilation system was installed, making visits to the lantern room more comfortable in summer.

Left: During the April 2001 restoration.

Below: Two interior views of the tower.


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Highland Light is easy to drive to, but keep in mind that the signs say "Cape Cod Light." This became the official name in 1976, but to most New Englanders it's always been Highland Light.

In 2014 the license to manage the property went to Eastern National. Click here for more information.

In September 2018 Cape Cod National Seashore Superintendent Brian Carlstrom announced that the lighthouse would undergo an extensive rehabilitation beginning in late fall 2018. The lighthouse will be closed for the 2019 season.
Keepers: (This list is a work in progress. If you have any information on the keepers of this lighthouse, I'd love to hear from you. You can email me at [email protected]. Anyone copying this list onto another web site does so at their own risk, as the list is always subject to updates and corrections.)

​Isaac Small (1797-1812), Constant Hopkins (1812-1817), John Grocier (or Grozier) (1817-c.1840), Jesse Holbrook (1840-1843), James Small (1843-1849 and 1853-1856), Warren Newcomb (1849-1850), Enoch Hamilton (1850-c.1853), Horace A. Hughes (1856-1859), John Kenney (1859-1861), Thomas R. Small (1861-1866), Hezekiah P Hughes (1866-1870), Thomas Lowe (1870-1872), William W. Goss (1872-1873), David F Loring (1873-1887), Amasa S Dyer (1887-1891), Stephen Rich (1891-1912), George A. Faulkner (1912-1915), Fred W. Tibbetts (1915-1935), William A. Joseph (1935-1947)

​First Assistants: James Small (1857-1859), T. R. Small (1859), Hugh Hopkins (1859-1861), Samuel Knowles (1861-1862), Henry Hutchings (1862-1865), John P. Grozier (1865-1867), Thomas Lowe (1868-1870), Peter Higgins (1870-1871), Samuel T. Eastman (1871-1873), David F. Loring (1873), Thomas R. Small (1873-1874), John Francis (1874-1875), Stephen S. Lewis (1875-1883), George Dolby (1883-1885, Philip R. Smith (1883-1886), Amasa S. Dyer (1886-1887), Frank Chapman (1887-1890), Thomas Ellis (1890-1891), Stephen D. Rich (1891), Michael J. Curran (1891 ), Edwin F. King (1891-1892), John B Carter (1892-1894), .Albert M Horte (1894 ), Russell B. Eastman (1900-1906), John R. Forrest (1906-1907), George A. Faulkner (1908-1912), Joseph Cabral (1912), Fred W. Tibbetts (1912-1915), ? Cobb (1917-1923), George C. Smith (1923-1925), ? McAfee (1925-1926), William A. Joseph (c. 1923-1935), ? Howard (1935-? ), Charles F. Ellis (c. 1938-1946)

Second Assistants: Thomas H Kenny (1857-1861), E. S. Harding (1861-1864), John C. Doane (1864-1865), Nath. P. Atwood (1865-1868), Jeremiah T. Stevens (1871-1872), George Allen (1872-1873), David F. Loring (1873), Thomas R. Small (1873), John Francis (1874), Stephen S. Lewis (1874-1875), E. Mayo (1875-1876), Thomas E Marchant (1876-1880), Cullen A Hughes (1880-1882), George W Crosby (1882), George Dolby (1882-1883), Philip R Smith (1883-1885), Amasa S. Dyer (1885-1886), John R. Smith (1886-1887), Thomas Ellis (1887-1890), Stephen D. Rich (1890-1891), William Merchant (1891), Edwin King Jr. (1891), John B. Carter (1891-1892), James Kingsley (1892-1893), John D. Snow (1893-1896), Russell B. Easman (1896-1900), Frank Lowe (1900), Oscar C.G. Bohm (1902), Ernest Small (1903-1905), John R Forrest (1905-1906), George A. Faulkner (1906-1908), J. L. Cabral (1908-1911), John Hansen (1912), F. W. Tibbett (1912), W. E. Wheeler (1912-1913), Horace Hamilton (1913-1914), ? Cobb (1914-1916), James Yates (1916-1917), ? Cochrane (1917-1920), G. C. Smith (1920-1923), William A Joseph (c. 1921-1923), Carl Delano Hill (1932-1934), C. F. Ellis (1934-?), Anthony K. Souza (c. 1938-1939),William C. Dawe (1939-1942), Harvey C. Harris (1942), John Botello (c. 1942-1944)

U.S. Coast Guard Officer in Charge: Alfred Viera (c. 1951-1953), Donald Ormsby (1953-1956), William E. Joseph (1957-1959), Elias J. Martinez (1959-1965), William J. McEachern (1965-?), George Bassett Jr. (1967-1968), Robert E. Holbert (1968-c.1970), A. G. "Sandy" Lyle (1978-1982), Lenny Sendzia (1982-1984); Jeffrey A. Kahler (May 1984 - June 1986)

Others: Raymond Rich (substitute keeper c. 1904), Vilas Keckley (radio operator, c. early 1930s), Thornquist (Coast Guard, c. 1940s), Bernie Webber (Coast Guard, 1946-?), Charles Johnson (Coast Guard c. 1976), Chris Ordway (Coast Guard c, 1982), Patrick Prunty (Coast Guard, c.1984-1986)


In April 2009,  I received an email from Jeffrey A. Kahler, Master Chief Boatswain's Mate, USCG (retired) -- the last keeper of this light station. He wrote,  "I thoroughly enjoyed my experience as a keeper of the Highland Lighthouse and am proud to be part of her history. My family and I have fond memories of life at the lighthouse."

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          • New London Harbor Light cruises
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        • New London Ledge Lighthouse >
          • New London Ledge Light history
          • New London Ledge Light bibliography
          • New London Ledge Light cruises
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        • Pecks Ledge Lighthouse >
          • Pecks Ledge Light history
          • Pecks Ledge Light bibliography
          • Pecks Ledge Light cruises
          • Pecks Ledge Light postcards
        • Penfield Reef Lighthouse >
          • Penfield Reef Light history
          • Penfield Reef Light bibliography
          • Penfield Reef Light cruises
          • Penfield Reef Light postcards
        • Saybrook Breakwater Lighthouse >
          • Saybrook Breakwater Light history
          • Saybrook Breakwater Light bibliography
          • Saybrook Breakwater Light cruises
          • Saybrook Breakwater Light postcards
        • Sheffield Island Lighthouse >
          • Sheffield Island Light history
          • Sheffield Island Light bibliography
          • Sheffield Island Light cruises
          • Sheffield Island Light postcards
        • Southwest Ledge Lighthouse >
          • Southwest Ledge Light history
          • Southwest Ledge Light bibliography
          • Southwest Ledge Light postcards
      • Sp-T >
        • Sperry Lighthouse >
          • Sperry Light history
          • Sperry Light bibliography
          • Sperry Light postcards
        • Stamford Harbor Lighthouse >
          • Stamford Harbor Light history
          • Stamford Harbor Light bibliography
          • Stamford Harbor Light cruises
          • Stamford Harbor Light postcards
        • Stonington Harbor Lighthouse >
          • Stonington Harbor Light history
          • Stonington Harbor Light bibliography
          • Stonington Harbor Light postcards
        • Stratford Point Lighthouse >
          • Stratford Point Light history
          • Stratford Point Light bibliography
          • Stratford Point Light postcards
        • Stratford Shoal Lighthouse >
          • Stratford Shoal Light history
          • Stratford Shoal Light bibliography
          • Stratford Shoal Light cruises
          • Stratford Shoal Postcards
        • Tongue Point Lighthouse >
          • Tongue Point Light history
          • Tongue Point Light bibliography
          • Tongue Point Light cruises
          • Tongue Point Light postcards
    • Rhode Island >
      • B-F >
        • Beavertail Lighthouse >
          • Beavertail Light history
          • Beavertail Light bibliography
          • Beavertail Light cruises
          • Beavertail Light postcards
        • Block Island North Lighthouse >
          • Block Island North Light history
          • Block Island North bibliography
          • Block Island North cruises
          • Block Island North postcards
        • Block Island Southeast Lighthouse >
          • Block Island Southeast Light history
          • Block Island Southeast Light bibliography
          • Block Island Southeast Light cruises
          • Block Island Southeast Light postcards
        • Bristol Ferry Lighthouse >
          • Bristol Ferry Light history
          • Bristol Ferry Light bibliography
          • Bristol Ferry Light Cruises
          • Bristol Ferry Light postcards
        • Bullocks Point Lighthouse >
          • Bullocks Point Light history
          • Bullocks Point Light bibliography
          • Bullocks Point Light postcards
        • Castle Hill Lighthouse >
          • Castle Hill Light history
          • Castle Hill Light bibliography
          • Castle Hill Light cruises
          • Castle Hill Light postcards
        • Conanicut Lighthouse >
          • Conanicut Light history
          • Conanicut Light bibliography
          • Conanicut Light cruises
          • Conanicut Light postcards
        • Conimicut Lighthouse >
          • Conimicut Light history
          • Conimicut Light bibliography
          • Conimicut Light cruises
          • Conimicut Light postcards
        • Dutch Island Lighthouse >
          • Dutch Island Light history
          • Dutch Island Light bibliography
          • Dutch Island Light cruises
          • Dutch Island Light postcards
        • Fuller Rock Lighthouse >
          • Fuller Rock Light history
          • Fuller Rock Light Bibliography
          • Fuller Rock Light postcards
      • G-Pom >
        • Gould Island Lighthouse >
          • Gould Island Light history
          • Gould Island Light bibliography
          • Gould Island Light postcards
        • Gull Rocks Lighthouse >
          • Gull Rocks Light history
          • Gull Rocks Light bibliography
          • Gull Rocks Light postcards
        • Hog Island Shoal Lighthouse >
          • Hog Island Shoal history
          • Hog Island Shoal bibliography
          • Hog Island Shoal Light Cruises
          • Hog Island Shoal postcards
        • Lime Rock Lighthouse >
          • Lime Rock Light history
          • Lime Rock Light bibliography
          • Lime Rock Light cruises
          • Lime Rock Light postcards
        • Musselbed Shoals Lighthouse >
          • Musselbed Shoals Light history
          • Musselbed Shoals Light bibliography
          • Musselbed Shoals Light postcards
        • Nayatt Point Lighthouse >
          • Nayatt Point Light history
          • Nayatt Point Light bibliography
          • Nayatt Point Light Cruises
          • Nayatt Point Lighthouse postcards
        • Newport Harbor Lighthouse >
          • Newport Harbor Light history
          • Newport Harbor Light bibliography
          • Newport Harbor Light cruises
          • Newport Harbor Light postcards
        • Plum Beach Lighthouse >
          • Plum Beach Light history
          • Plum Beach Light bibliography
          • Plum Beach Light cruises
          • Plum Beach Light postcards
        • Point Judith Lighthouse >
          • Point Judith Light history
          • Point Judith Light bibliography
          • Point Judith Light cruises
          • Point Judith Light postcards
        • Pomham Rocks Lighthouse >
          • Pomham Rocks Light history
          • Pomham Rocks Light bibliography
          • Pomham Rocks Cruises
          • Pomham Rocks Light postcards
      • Pop-W >
        • Poplar Point Lighthouse >
          • Poplar Point Light history
          • Poplar Point Light bibliography
          • Poplar Point Light cruises
          • Poplar Point Light postcards
        • Prudence Island Lighthouse >
          • Prudence Island Light history
          • Prudence Island Light bibliography
          • Prudence Island Light cruises
          • Prudence Island Light postcards
        • Rose Island Lighthouse >
          • Rose Island Light history
          • Rose Island Light bibliography
          • Rose Island Light cruises
          • Rose Island Light postcards
        • Sabin Point Lighthouse >
          • Sabin Point Light history
          • Sabin Point Light bibliography
          • Sabin Point Light postcards
        • Sakonnet Point Lighthouse >
          • Sakonnet Point Light history
          • Sakonnet Point Light bibliography
          • Sakonnet Point Light postcards
        • Sassafras Point Lighthouse >
          • Sassafras Point Light history
          • Sassafras Point Light bibliography
          • Sassafras Point Light postcards
        • Warwick Lighthouse >
          • Warwick Light history
          • Warwick Light bibliography
          • Warwick Light cruises
          • Warwick Light postcards
        • Watch Hill Lighthouse >
          • Watch Hill Light history
          • Watch Hill Light bibliography
          • Watch Hill Light cruises
          • Watch Hill Light postcards
        • Whale Rock Lighthouse >
          • Whale Rock Light history
          • Whale Rock Light bibliography
          • Whale Rock Light postcards
        • Wickford Harbor Lighthouse >
          • Wickford Harbor Light history
          • Wickford Harbor Light bibliography
          • Wickford Harbor Light postcards
    • Massachusetts >
      • A-B >
        • Annisquam Lighthouse >
          • Annisquam Light history
          • Annisquam Light bibliography
          • Annisquam Light cruises
          • Annisquam Light postcards
        • Bakers Island Lighthouse >
          • Bakers Island Light history
          • Bakers Island Light bibliography
          • Bakers Island Light cruises
          • Bakers Island Light postcards
        • Bass River Lighthouse (Lighthouse Inn) >
          • Bass River Light history
          • Bass River Light bibliography
          • Bass River Light postcards
        • Billingsgate Lighthouse >
          • Billingsgate Light history
          • Billingsgate Light bibliography
          • Billingsgate Light postcards
        • Bird Island Lighthouse >
          • Bird Island Light history
          • Bird Island Light bibliography
          • Bird Island Light postcards
        • Bishop and Clerks Lighthouse >
          • Bishop and Clerks Light history
          • Bishop and Clerks Light bibliography
          • Bishop and Clerks Light postcards
        • Borden Flats Lighthouse >
          • Borden Flats Light history
          • Borden Flats Light bibliography
          • Borden Flats Light postcards
        • Boston Light >
          • Boston Light history
          • Boston Light bibliography
          • Boston Light cruises
          • Boston Light postcards
        • Brant Point Lighthouse >
          • Brant Point Light history
          • Brant Point Light bibliography
          • Brant Point Light cruises
          • Brant Point Light postcards
        • Broad Sound Channel Inner Range Lights >
          • Broad Sound Channel Inner Range Lights history
          • Broad Sound Channel Inner Range Lights bibliography
        • Butler Flats Lighthouse >
          • Butler Flats Light history
          • Butler Flats Light bibliography
          • Butler Flats Light cruises
          • Butler Flats Light postcards
      • C-E >
        • Cape Poge Lighthouse >
          • Cape Poge Light history
          • Cape Poge Light bibliography
          • Cape Poge Light cruises
          • Cape Poge Light postcards
        • Chatham Lighthouse >
          • Chatham Light history
          • Chatham Light bibliography
          • Chatham Light cruises
          • Chatham Light postcards
        • Clarks Point Lighthouse >
          • Clarks Point Light history
          • Clarks Point Light bibliography
          • Clarks Point Light cruises
          • Clarks Point Light postcards
        • Cleveland Ledge Lighthouse >
          • Cleveland Ledge Light history
          • Cleveland Ledge Light photos
          • Cleveland Ledge Light bibliography
        • Cuttyhunk Lighthouse >
          • Cuttyhunk Light history
          • Cuttyhunk Light bibliography
          • Cuttyhunk Light postcards
        • Deer Island Lighthouse >
          • Deer Island Light history
          • Deer Island Light bibliography
          • Deer Island Light cruises
          • Deer Island Light postcards
        • Derby Wharf Lighthouse >
          • Derby Wharf Light history
          • Derby Wharf Light bibliography
          • Derby Wharf Light cruises
          • Derby Wharf Light postcards
        • Dumpling Rock Lighthouse >
          • Dumpling Rock Light history
          • Dumpling Rock Light bibliography
          • Dumpling Rock Light postcards
        • Duxbury Pier Lighthouse >
          • Duxbury Pier Light history
          • Duxbury Pier Light bibliography
          • Duxbury Pier Light cruises
          • Duxbury Pier Light postcards
        • East Chop Lighthouse >
          • East Chop Light history
          • East Chop Light bibliography
          • East Chop Light cruises
          • East Chop Light postcards
        • Eastern Point Lighthouse >
          • Eastern Point Light history
          • Eastern Point Light bibliography
          • Eastern Point Light cruises
          • Eastern Point Light postcards
        • Edgartown Lighthouse >
          • Edgartown Light history
          • Edgartown Light bibliography
          • Edgartown Light cruises
          • Edgartown Light postcards
        • Egg Rock Lighthouse (Massachusetts) >
          • Egg Rock Light history
          • Egg Rock Light bibliography
          • Egg Rock Light postcards
      • F-L >
        • Fort Pickering Lighthouse >
          • Fort Pickering Light history
          • Fort Pickering Light bibliography
          • Fort Pickering Light cruises
          • Fort Pickering Light postcards
        • Gay Head Lighthouse >
          • Gay Head Light history
          • Gay Head Light bibliography
          • Gay Head Light cruises
          • Gay Head Light postcards
        • Graves Lighthouse >
          • Graves Light history
          • Graves Light bibliography
          • Graves Light cruises
          • Graves Light postcards
        • Great Point Lighthouse >
          • Great Point Light history
          • Great Point Light bibliography
          • Great Point Light cruises
          • Great Point Light postcards
        • Highland Lighthouse >
          • Highland Light history
          • Highland Light bibliography
          • Highland Light postcards
        • Hospital Point Lighthouse >
          • Hospital Point Light history
          • Hospital Point Light bibliography
          • Hospital Point Light cruises
          • Hospital Point Light postcards
        • Hyannis Harbor Lighthouse >
          • Hyannis Harbor Light history
          • Hyannis Harbor Light bibliography
          • Hyannis Harbor Light cruises
          • Hyannis Harbor Light postcards
        • Ipswich Range Lights >
          • Ipswich Range Lights history
          • Ipswich Range Lights bibliography
          • Ipswich Range Lights postcards
        • Long Island Head Lighthouse >
          • Long Island Head Light history
          • Long Island Head Light biblography
          • Long Island Head Light cruises
          • Long Island Head Light postcards
        • Long Point Lighthouse >
          • Long Point Light history
          • Long Point Light bibliography
          • Long Point Light cruises
          • Long Point Light postcards
        • Lovells Island Range Lights >
          • Lovells Island Range Lights history
          • Lovells Island Range Lights bibliography
          • Lovells Island Range Lights postcards
      • M-P >
        • Marblehead Lighthouse >
          • Marblehead Light history
          • Marblehead Light bibliography
          • Marblehead Light cruises
          • Marblehead Light postcards
        • Mayo's Beach Lighthouse >
          • Mayos Beach Light history
          • Mayos Beach Light bibliography
          • Mayos Beach Light postcards
        • Minots Ledge Lighthouse >
          • Minots Ledge Light history
          • Minots Ledge Light bibliography
          • Minots Ledge Light cruises
          • Minots Ledge Light postcards
        • Monomoy Point Lighthouse >
          • Monomoy Point Light history
          • Monomoy Point Light bibliography
          • Monomoy Point Light cruises
          • Monomoy Point Light postcards
        • Narrows "Bug" Lighthouse >
          • Narrows Light history
          • Narrows Light bibliography
          • Narrows Light postcards
        • Nauset Lighthouse >
          • Nauset Light history
          • Nauset Light bibliography
          • Nauset Light postcards
        • Neds Point Lighthouse >
          • Neds Point Light history
          • Neds Point Light bibliography
          • Neds Point Light postcards
        • Newburyport Range LIghts >
          • Newburyport Range Lights history
          • Newburyport Range Lights bibliography
          • Newburyport Range Lights cruises
        • Nobska Point Lighthouse >
          • Nobska Point Light history
          • Nobska Point Light bibliography
          • Nobska Point Light cruises
          • Nobska Point Light postcards
        • Palmers Island Lighthouse >
          • Palmers Island Light history
          • Palmers Island Light bibliography
          • Palmers Island Light cruises
          • Palmers Island Light postcards
        • Plum Island Lighthouse >
          • Plum Island Light history
          • Plum Island Light bibliography
          • Plum Island Light cruises
          • Plum Island Light postcards
        • Plymouth Lighthouse >
          • Plymouth Light history
          • Plymouth Light bibliography
          • Plymouth Light cruises
          • Plymouth Light postcards
        • Point Gammon Lighthouse >
          • Point Gammon Light history
          • Point Gammon Light bibliography
          • Point Gammon Light cruises
          • Point Gammon Light postcards
      • R-W >
        • Race Point Lighthouse >
          • Race Point Light history
          • Race Point Light bibliography
          • Race Point Light postcards
        • Sandy Neck Lighthouse >
          • Sandy Neck Light history
          • Sandy Neck Light bibliography
          • Sandy Neck Light cruises
          • Sandy Neck Light postcards
        • Sankaty Head Lighthouse >
          • Sankaty Head Light history
          • Sankaty Head Light bibliography
          • Sankaty Head Light cruises
          • Sankaty Head Light postcards
        • Scituate Lighthouse >
          • Scituate Light history
          • Scituate Light bibliography
          • Scituate Light cruises
          • Scituate Light postcards
        • Spectactle Island Range Lights >
          • Spectactle Island Range Lights history
          • Spectactle Island Range Lights bibliography
          • Spectactle Island Range postcards
        • Stage Harbor Lighthouse >
          • Stage Harbor Light history
          • Stage Harbor Light bibliography
          • Stage Harbor Light postcards
        • Straitsmouth Island Lighthouse >
          • Straitsmouth Island Light history
          • Straitsmouth Island Light bibliography
          • Straitsmouth Island Light cruises
          • Straitsmouth Island Light postcards
        • Tarpaulin Cove Lighthouse >
          • Tarpaulin Cove Light history
          • Tarpaulin Cove Light bibliography
          • Tarpaulin Cove Light postcards
        • Ten Pound Island Lighthouse >
          • Ten Pound Island Light history
          • Ten Pound Island Light bibliography
          • Ten Pound Island Light cruises
          • Ten Pound Island Light postcards
        • Thacher Island Twin Lights >
          • Thacher Island Twin Lights history
          • Thacher Island Twin Lights bibliography
          • Thacher Island Twin Lights cruises
          • Thacher Island Twin Lights postcards
        • West Chop Lighthouse >
          • West Chop Light history
          • West Chop Light bibliography
          • West Chop Light cruises
          • West Chop Light postcards
        • Wings Neck Lighthouse >
          • Wings Neck Light history
          • Wings Neck Light bibliography
          • Wings Neck Light postcards
        • Wood End Lighthouse >
          • Wood End Light history
          • Wood End Light bibliography
          • Wood End Light cruises
          • Wood End Light postcards
    • Vermont >
      • Burlington Breakwater >
        • Burlington Breakwater Lights history
        • Burlington Breakwater Lights bibliography
        • Burlington Breakwater Lights cruises
        • Burlington Breakwater Lights postcards
      • Colchester Reef >
        • Colchester Reef Light history
        • Colchester Reef Light bibliography
      • Isle la Motte >
        • Isle la Motte Light history
        • Isle la Motte Light bibliography
        • Isle la Motte Light postcards
      • Juniper Island >
        • Juniper Island Light history
        • Juniper Island Light bibliography
        • Juniper Island Light cruises
      • Maxfield Point
      • Whipple Point >
        • Whipple Point Light history
        • Whipple Point Light bibliography
      • Windmill Point >
        • Windmill Point Light history
        • Windmill Point Light bibliography
    • New Hampshire >
      • Burkehaven Lighthouse >
        • Burkehaven Light history
        • Burkehaven Light bibliography
        • Burkehaven Light cruises
        • Burkehaven Light postcards
      • Herrick Cove Lighthouse >
        • Herrick Cove Light history
        • Herrick Cove Light photos
        • Herrick Cove Light bibliography
        • Herrick Cove Light cruises
      • Loon Island Lighthouse >
        • Loon Island Light history
        • Loon Island Light photos
        • Loon Island Light bibliography
        • Loon Island Light cruises
        • Loon Island Light postcards
      • Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse >
        • Portsmouth Harbor Light history
        • Portsmouth Harbor Light bibliography
        • Portsmouth Harbor Light cruises
        • Portsmouth Harbor Light postcards
      • White Island Lighthouse >
        • White Island Light history
        • White Island Light bibliography
        • White Island Light cruises
        • White Island Light postcards
    • Maine >
      • A-B >
        • Avery Rock >
          • Avery Rock Light history
          • Avery Rock Light bibliography
          • Avery Rock Light postcards
        • Baker Island >
          • Baker Island Light history
          • Baker Island Light bibliography
          • Baker Island Light cruises
          • Baker Island Light postcards
        • Bass Harbor Head >
          • Bass Harbor Head Light history
          • Bass Harbor Head Light bibliography
          • Bass Harbor Head Light cruises
          • Bass Harbor Head Light postcards
        • Bear Island >
          • Bear Island Light history
          • Bear Island Light bibliography
          • Bear Island Light cruises
          • Bear Island Light postcards
        • Blue Hill Bay >
          • Blue Hill Bay Light history
          • Blue Hill Bay Light bibliography
          • Blue Hill Bay Light cruises
          • Blue Hill Bay Light postcards
        • Boon Island >
          • Boon Island Light history
          • Boon Island Light bibliography
          • Boon Island Light cruises
          • Boon Island Light postcards
        • Browns Head >
          • Browns Head Light history
          • Browns Head Light photos
          • Browns Head Light bibliography
          • Browns Head Light cruises
          • Browns Head Light postcards
        • Burnt Coat Harbor >
          • Burnt Coat Harbor Light history
          • Burnt Coat Harbor Light photos
          • Burnt Coat Harbor Light bibliography
          • Burnt Coat Harbor Light cruises
          • Burnt Coat Harbor Light postcards
        • Burnt Island >
          • Burnt Island Light history
          • Burnt Island Light photos
          • Burnt Island Light bibliography
          • Burnt Island Light cruises
          • Burnt Island Light postcards
      • C-F >
        • Cape Elizabeth >
          • Cape Elizabeth Light history
          • Cape Elizabeth Light bibliography
          • Cape Elizabeth Light postcards
        • Cape Neddick (Nubble) >
          • Cape Neddick (Nubble) Light history
          • Cape Neddick (Nubble) Light bibliography
          • Cape Neddick (Nubble) Light cruises
          • Cape Neddick (Nubble) Light postcards
        • Crabtree Ledge >
          • Crabtree Ledge Light history
          • Crabtree Ledge Light bibliography
          • Crabtree Ledge Light postcards
        • Cuckolds >
          • Cuckolds Light history
          • Cuckolds Light bibliography
          • Cuckolds Light cruises
          • Cuckolds Light postcards
        • Curtis Island >
          • Curtis Island Light history
          • Curtis Island Light photos
          • Curtis Island Light bibliography
          • Curtis Island Light cruises
          • Curtis Island Light postcards
        • Deer Island Thorofare >
          • Deer Island Thorofare Light history
          • Deer Island Thorofare Light bibliography
          • Deer Island Thorofare Light cruises
          • Deer Island Thorofare Light postcards
        • Dice Head >
          • Dice Head Light history
          • Dice Head Light photos
          • Dice Head Light bibliography
          • Dice Head Light cruises
          • Dice Head Light postcards
        • Doubling Point >
          • Doubling Point Light history
          • Doubling Point Light bibliography
          • Doubling Point Light cruises
          • Doubling Point Light postcards
        • Doubling Point Range >
          • Doubling Point Range Lights history
          • Doubling Point Range Lights bibliography
          • Doubling Point Range Lights cruises
          • Doubling Point Range Lights postcards
        • Eagle Island >
          • Eagle Island Light history
          • Eagle Island Light photos
          • Eagle Island Light bibliography
          • Eagle Island Light cruises
          • Eagle Island Light postcards
        • Egg Rock >
          • Egg Rock Light history
          • Egg Rock Light bibliography
          • Egg Rock Light cruises
          • Egg Rock Light postcards
        • Fort Point >
          • Fort Point Light history
          • Fort Point Light bibliography
          • Fort Point Light cruises
          • Fort Point Light postcards
        • Franklin Island >
          • Franklin Island Light history
          • Franklin Island Light photos
          • Franklin Island Light bibliography
          • Franklin Island Light cruises
          • Franklin Island Light postcards
      • G-L >
        • Goat Island >
          • Goat Island Light history
          • Goat Island Light bibliography
          • Goat Island Light cruises
          • Goat Island Light postcards
        • Goose Rocks >
          • Goose Rocks Light history
          • Goose Rocks Light bibliography
          • Goose Rocks Light cruises
          • Goose Rocks Light postcards
        • Great Duck Island >
          • Great Duck Island Light history
          • Great Duck Island Light bibliography
          • Great Duck Island Light cruises
        • Grindle Point >
          • Grindle Point Light history
          • Grindle Point Light biblography
          • Grindle Point Light cruises
          • Grindle Point Light postcards
        • Halfway Rock >
          • Halfway Rock Light history
          • Halfway Rock Light bibliography
          • Halfway Rock Light cruises
          • Halfway Rock Light postcards
        • Hendricks Head >
          • Hendricks Head Light history
          • Hendricks Head Light bibliography
          • Hendricks Head Light cruises
          • Hendricks Head Light postcards
        • Heron Neck >
          • Heron Neck Light history
          • Heron Neck Light bibliography
          • Heron Neck Light cruises
          • Heron Neck Light postcards
        • Indian Island >
          • Indian Island Light history
          • Indian Island Light bibliography
          • Indian Island Light cruises
          • Indian Island Light postcards
        • Isle au Haut >
          • Isle au Haut Light history
          • Isle au Haut Light bibliography
          • Isle au Haut Light cruises
          • Isle au Haut Light postcards
        • Libby Island >
          • Libby Island Light history
          • Libby Island Light bibliography
          • Libby Island Light cruises
          • Libby Island Light postcards
        • Little River >
          • Little River Light history
          • Little River Light bibliography
          • Little River Light cruises
          • Little River Light postcards
        • Lubec Channel >
          • Lubec Channel Light history
          • Lubec Channel Light bibliography
          • Lubec Channel Light cruises
          • Lubec Channel Light postcards
      • M-Pe >
        • Marshall Point >
          • Marshall Point Light history
          • Marshall Point Light bibliography
          • Marshall Point Light cruises
          • Marshall Point Light postcards
        • Matinicus Rock >
          • Matinicus Rock Light history
          • Matinicus Rock Light bibliography
          • Matinicus Rock Light cruises
          • Matinicus Rock Light postcards
        • Monhegan >
          • Monhegan Island Light history
          • Monhegan Island Light bibliography
          • Monhegan Island Light cruises
          • Monhegan Island Light postcards
        • Moose Peak >
          • Moose Peak Light history
          • Moose Peak Light bibliography
          • Moose Peak Light cruises
          • Moose Peak Light postcards
        • Mount Desert Rock >
          • Mount Desert Rock history
          • Mount Desert Rock bibliography
          • Mount Desert Rock postcards
        • Narraguagus >
          • Narraguagus Light history
          • Narraguagus Light bibliography
          • Narraguagus Light cruises
          • Narraguagus Light postcards
        • Nash Island >
          • Nash Island Light history
          • Nash Island Light bibliography
          • Nash Island Light cruises
          • Nash Island Light postcards
        • Owls Head >
          • Owls Head Light history
          • Owls Head Light bibliography
          • Owls Head Light cruises
          • Owls Head Light postcards
        • Pemaquid Point >
          • Pemaquid Point Light history
          • Pemaquid Point Light bibliography
          • Pemaquid Point Light cruises
          • Pemaquid Point Light postcards
        • Perkins Island >
          • Perkins Island Light history
          • Perkins Island Light bibliography
          • Perkins Island Light cruises
          • Perkins Island Light postcards
        • Petit Manan >
          • Petit Manan Light history
          • Petit Manan Light bibliography
          • Petit Manan Light cruises
          • Petit Manan Light postcards
      • Po-Se >
        • Pond Island >
          • Pond Island Light history
          • Pond Island Light bibliography
          • Pond Island Light cruises
          • Pond Island Light postcards
        • Portland Breakwater >
          • Portland Breakwater Light history
          • Portland Breakwater Light bibliography
          • Portland Breakwater Light cruises
          • Portland Breakwater Light postcards
        • Portland Head >
          • Portland Head Light history
          • Portland Head Light bibliography
          • Portland Head Light cruises
          • Portland Head Light postcards
        • Prospect Harbor >
          • Prospect Harbor Light history
          • Prospect Harbor Light bibliography
          • Prospect Harbor Light cruises
          • Prospect Harbor Light postcards
        • Pumpkin Island >
          • Pumpkin Island Light history
          • Pumpkin Island Light bibliography
          • Pumpkin Island Light cruises
          • Pumpkin Island Light postcards
        • Ram Island >
          • Ram Island Light history
          • Ram Island Light bibliography
          • Ram Island Light cruises
          • Ram Island Light postcards
        • Ram Island Ledge >
          • Ram Island Ledge Light history
          • Ram Island Ledge Light bibliography
          • Ram Island Ledge Light cruises
          • Ram Island Ledge Light postcards
        • Rockland Breakwater >
          • Rockland Breakwater Light history
          • Rockland Breakwater Light bibliography
          • Rockland Breakwater Light cruises
          • Rockland Breakwater Light postcards
        • Rockland Harbor Southwest >
          • Rockland Harbor Southwest Light history
          • Rockland Harbor Southwest Light bibliography
        • Saddleback Ledge >
          • Saddleback Ledge Light history
          • Saddleback Ledge Light bibliography
          • Saddleback Ledge Light cruises
          • Saddleback Ledge Light postcards
        • Seguin >
          • Seguin Light history
          • Seguin Light bibliography
          • Seguin Light cruises
          • Seguin Light postcards
      • Sp-W >
        • Spring Point Ledge >
          • Spring Point Ledge Light history
          • Spring Point Ledge Light bibliography
          • Spring Point Ledge Light cruises
          • Spring Point Ledge Light postcards
        • Squirrel Point >
          • Squirrel Point Light history
          • Squirrel Point Light bibliography
          • Squirrel Point Light cruises
          • Squirrel Point Light postcards
        • St. Croix River >
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