NEW ENGLAND LIGHTHOUSES: A VIRTUAL GUIDE
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      • A-L >
        • Avery Point Lighthouse >
          • Avery Point Light history
          • Avery Point Light Bibliography
          • Avery Point Light Cruises & Tours
        • Bridgeport Harbor Lighthouse >
          • Bridgeport Harbor Light history
          • Bridgeport Harbor Light postcards
          • Bridgeport Harbor Light Bibliography
        • Faulkner's Island Lighthouse >
          • Faulkner's Island Light history
          • Faulkner's Island Light bibliography
          • Faulkner's Island Light postcards
        • Fayerweather Island Lighthouse >
          • Faywerweather Island Light history
          • Fayerweather Island Light cruises
          • Fayerweather Island Light bibliography
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        • Five Mile Point Lighthouse >
          • Five Mile Point Light history
          • Five Mile Point Light photos
          • Five Mile Point Light bibliography
          • Five Mile Point Light postcards
        • Great Captain Island Lighthouse >
          • Great Captain Island Light History
          • Great Captain Island Light bibliography
          • Great Captain Island Light cruises
          • Great Captain Island Light postcards
        • 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 photos
          • Latimer Reef Light bibliography
          • Latimer Reef Light cruises
          • Latimer Reef Light postcards
        • Lynde Point Lighthouse >
          • Lynde Point Light history
          • Lynde Point Light photos
          • Lynde Point Light bibliography
          • Lynde Point Light cruises
          • Lynde Point Light postcards
      • M-So >
        • Morgan Point Lighthouse >
          • Morgan Point history
          • Morgan Point photos
          • Morgan Point bibliography
          • Morgan Point cruises
          • Morgan Point postcards
        • New London Harbor Lighthouse >
          • New London Harbor Light history
          • New London Harbor Light photos
          • 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 photos
          • 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 photos
          • 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 photos
          • 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 photos
          • Sheffield Island Light bibliography
          • Sheffield Island Light cruises
          • Sheffield Island Light postcards
        • Southwest Ledge Lighthouse >
          • Southwest Ledge Light history
          • Southwest Ledge Light photos
          • 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 photos
          • Stamford Harbor Light bibliography
          • Stamford Harbor Light cruises
          • Stamford Harbor Light postcards
        • Stonington Harbor Lighthouse >
          • Stonington Harbor Light history
          • Stonington Harbor Light photos
          • Stonington Harbor Light bibliography
          • Stonington Harbor Light postcards
        • Stratford Point Lighthouse >
          • Stratford Point Light history
          • Stratford Point Light bibliography
          • Stratford Point Light photos
          • Stratford Point Light postcards
        • Stratford Shoal Lighthouse >
          • Stratford Shoal Light history
          • Stratford Shoal Light bibliography
          • Stratford Shoal Light photos
          • Stratford Shoal Light cruises
          • Stratford Shoal Postcards
        • Tongue Point Lighthouse >
          • Tongue Point Light history
          • Tongue Point Light bibliography
          • Tongue Point Light photos
          • 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 photos
          • Conimicut Light bibliography
          • Conimicut Light cruises
          • Conimicut Light postcards
        • Dutch Island Lighthouse >
          • Dutch Island Light history
          • Dutch Island Light photos
          • 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 photos
          • 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 photos
          • 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 photos
          • 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 photos
          • 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 >
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History of West Chop Light, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts

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The harbor at Vineyard Haven was Martha's Vineyard's busiest in the nineteenth century, and it's still busy with ferry traffic today. The harbor is protected by two areas of land known as East Chop and West Chop. For many years, West Chop was mainly a sheep pasture until it grew into an exclusive summer resort in the late 1800s.

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West Chop Light c. 1870s
The harbor and the village around it were long called Holmes Hole -- named for a settler from Plymouth, according to some sources, or stemming from an Indian word meaning old house or dwelling, according to others. The people of Holmes Hole were disappointed that the harbor at Edgartown got a lighthouse (at Cape Poge) in 1801, even though Holmes Hole's harbor was busier.

When another lighthouse was commissioned in 1817 at Tarpaulin Cove on Naushon Island, about a dozen miles to the west, the Holmes Holers were incredulous. The residents petitioned their congressman, John Reed, with success.

To aid vessels heading in and out of the harbor as well as coastal traffic passing through Vineyard Sound, Congress appropriated $5,000 on March 3, 1817. The first lighthouse at West Chop, a 25-foot rubblestone tower, was erected along with a stone dwelling, 20 by 34 feet. A fixed white light was exhibited from about 60 feet above the water. The light went into service on October 5, 1817. James Shaw West, a Tisbury native, became the first keeper at $350 per year.

In 1838, Lt. Edward D. Carpender found the station in excellent order, "justifying the high reputation it enjoys along the coast." He also noted that erosion threatened the tower.

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Circa 1890 illustration
Engineer I.W.P. Lewis recognized the importance of West Chop Light in 1843:

This light being placed at the Chops of the Vineyard sound, is exceedingly useful for all coasters bound east or west. It also affords an excellent mark for clearing various shoals, and indicates the position of Holmes's Hole anchorage. The present keeper deserves praise for the great neatness of the establishment.

James West , still keeper in 1843, reported that the tower and dwelling were both leaky. The inside of the tower was coated with ice in winter. West also complained that he was not allowed a boat, which prevented him "from rendering assistance to the many vessels that get ashore in this neighborhood." The keeper pointed out that the bluff on which the lighthouse stood had eroded to within 37 feet of the tower's base.

The station was rebuilt in 1846. A round stone tower and a stone Cape-style keeper's house were constructed about 1,000 feet southeast of the old location. The 1846 tower was later enclosed in shingled wooden sheathing, creating in an octagonal form. This was apparently done to cut down on leaks -- an 1850 inspection referred to the tower as "somewhat leaky."

James West was still keeper when the new tower was completed. He resigned in 1847 and was succeeded by Charles West (not one of his sons). Charles West remained keeper until 1868, when his son -- also named Charles -- succeeded him.

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Circa 1890. From the collection of Edward Rowe Snow
The younger West remained at the station until 1909, ending a remarkable 62-year father-son dynasty.

For a time, beginning in 1857, there was an additional light shown from a lantern on the roof of the keeper's house; the Lighthouse Board explained that this light replaced a system of three range lights that served as a guide into the harbor.

According to historian Edward Rowe Snow, a schooner laden with bricks ran aground near the lighthouse in 1877. Tons of bricks were thrown overboard so the vessel could float, and the bricks could be seen for many decades at low tide.

A steam-driven fog signal housed in a new building was added in 1882, and the same year a one-and-a-half-story, wood-frame assistant keeper's house was built. The first assistant keeper was George Dolby, who later became the principal keeper (1909-19).

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From A Trip to Cape Cod, 1898
In 1888, the stone dwelling built in 1846 was removed and a second wood-frame house was erected.

By the early 1890s, West Chop had become a summer resort and the proliferation of large houses in the area began to obscure the light. A 17-foot mast with the light on top was added to the tower, then the 1846 tower was replaced by a new 45-foot brick tower in 1891. The tower, originally red, was painted white in 1896.

Octave Ponsart, formerly at Dumpling Rock and Cuttyhunk lights, became keeper in 1946. As part of his duties, Ponsart also had to check periodically check on the automated lights at Edgartown, East Chop, and Cape Poge.

Ponsart's wife, Emma, was a regular contributor to a newspaper called the Maine Coast Fisherman, which ran a column of reports from light stations.

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Left: Keeper Octave Ponsart, courtesy of Seamond Ponsart Roberts.

Here are excerpts from a letter from Emma Ponsart in November 1954:

Hurricane Carol took all the docks down at West Chop. . . . I was out to look at the surf during it and it came way up over our bank. We had no electricity for three days. Many yachts were driven on the land. Then, Hurricane Edna came along. What a mess I had to clean up around the place! It took our skiff into two yards down from us. Up to Menemsha Creek, it was a sight to see the fishing boats, yachts and fish buildings all wrecked. . .

My garden was ripped to pieces in the storm. It broke our birdhouses too. I have been raking leaves and tree limbs ever since the two storms. I don't feel so good. I got a cold since there was no heat in the place during the storms. Our government house is a good one though to have stood all it took.


In 1976, West Chop Light became the last Martha's Vineyard lighthouse to be automated.

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Inside the tower
The original fourth order Fresnel lens remains in place. For some years, the Vineyard Environmental Research Institute used the houses at the station for its offices.

The house closest to the lighthouse now serves as living quarters for the officer in charge of Coast Guard Station Menemsha. The other house is now a vacation home for people in all branches of the military.

West Chop Light continues to exhibit its white flash, visible for 15 miles, as an active aid to navigation. It has a red sector to warn mariners away from two dangerous shoals.

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Courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard
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A view from the top
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President Bill Clinton, right, spoke at West Chop Lighthouse on August 7, 2000, at an event related to the signing of the Oceans Act. Courtesy of William J. Clinton Presidential Library.

The grounds are closed to the public, but the lighthouse can be seen from West Chop Road and is also easily viewed from the ferries to and from Vineyard Haven.

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The spiral stairs in the tower
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 nelights@gmail.com. Anyone copying this list onto another web site does so at their own risk, as the list is always subject to updates and corrections.)


James West (1818-1847); Charles West (1847-1869); Charles P. West (1869-1909); George F. Dolby (1909-1919); James Yates (1919-?); Carl Delano Hill (c. 1922); Sam Fuller (assistant, c. 1950s); Octave Ponsart (1946-1956); Fred Gallop (Coast Guard, 1966-1968), Edward Trenn (Coast Guard, 1969-1970), 
Rick R. St. Pierre (Coast Guard, 1975)

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