The Cape Ann Light Station on Thacher Island, off Cape Ann in Rockport, Massachusetts, is nationally significant as the last light station to be established...
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warn ships about the dangerous coastline between Cape Ann and Nantucket. It was the first light on Cape Cod. In 1833, the wood structure was replaced by...
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Park Service. Retrieved November 17, 2012. "NRHP nomination for Cape Ann Light Station". National Park Service. Retrieved November 17, 2012. "NHL Summary...
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List of lighthouses in Massachusetts (redirect from Falmouth Inner Light)
Point Light was rebuilt and relit, making it the last tower constructed in the state. The tallest towers in the state are the two Cape Ann Light towers...
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Eastern Point Light is a historic lighthouse on Cape Ann, in northeastern Massachusetts.It is known as the oldest seaport in America. The harbor has supported...
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Cape Poge Light, sometimes called Cape Pogue Light, is at the northeast tip of Chappaquiddick Island that is part of Martha's Vineyard, off the coast of...
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Museum". Maine Lighthouse Museum. 2008–2022. Retrieved April 30, 2022. "Cape Ann Light Thacher Island". Thacher Island Association. 2022. Retrieved April 30...
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Twin Lights Historic District-Cape Ann Light Station...
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on the southwestern tip of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. It overlooks Martha's Vineyard and Nonamesset Island. The light station was established in 1828, with...
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supply station for Dutch ships sailing to East Africa, India, and the Far East. Jan van Riebeeck's arrival on 6 April 1652 established the VOC Cape Colony...
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Pigeon Point Light Station or Pigeon Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse built in 1871 to guide ships on the Pacific coast of California. It is the tallest...
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entrance to the Cape Cod National Seashore in Eastham, Massachusetts Cape Cod National Seashore Nauset Light View from Highland Light Marconi Beach Late...
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Nauset Light in 1923. The station was established in 1808; it was the second light station on Cape Cod. To distinguish it from Highland Light, the first...
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within Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The 10-acre (4.0 ha) district includes a residence, the lifesaving station, the Coast Guard station, and an observation...
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Race Point Light is a historic lighthouse on Cape Cod, in Provincetown, Massachusetts; it is on the National Register of Historic Places. The original...
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its traffic. Then, when the Cape Cod Canal opened in 1914, there was a significant increase in vessel traffic past the light. The northeast tower was torn...
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It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Graves Light Station on September 28, 1987, reference number 87002041. The lighthouse was...
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feet (129 m) - Cape Mendocino Light, California 420 feet (128 m) - Makapuu Point Light, Hawaii 395 feet (120 m) - Navassa Island Light, Navassa Island...
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St. Elmo's fire (redirect from St. Elmo's light)
in Ann Radcliffe's The Mysteries of Udolpho (1794), during a thunderstorm above the ramparts of the castle: "And what is that tapering of light you bear...
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List of lighthouses in the United States (redirect from Tucker's Beach Light)
2018. "Palmer Island Light Station". National Park Service. Retrieved August 28, 2018. Ray Bartlett (June 14, 2016). Moon Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard...
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GLOST-ər) is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. It sits on Cape Ann and is a part of Massachusetts's North Shore. The population was 29,729...
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Nauset Light, officially Nauset Beach Light, is a restored lighthouse on the Cape Cod National Seashore near Eastham, Massachusetts, erected in 1923 using...
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United States Lighthouse Service (redirect from United States Light House Service)
majority of light stations had electric service, reducing the number of staff necessary to operate the station. As ancillary buildings at many stations, especially...
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Fort Williams Park (category Cape Elizabeth, Maine)
Park is a 90-acre park in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, encompassing numerous historical sites. Famous for having Portland Head Light on its grounds, the park...
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Brant Point Light is a lighthouse located on Nantucket Island. The station was established in 1746, automated in 1965, and is still in operation. The current...
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Monomoy Point Light is a historic light in Chatham, Massachusetts. The station was established in 1823. The first light was a wood tower and brick lantern...
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Annie January (category Fictional characters who can manipulate light)
portraying a young Annie in the third season. As a child, Annie's mother Donna (Ann Cusack) agreed to allow Vought to infuse her with Compound V after birth...
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Bakers Island Light is a historic lighthouse on Bakers Island in Salem, Massachusetts. The station was originally established in 1791, with a daymark....
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2008). "Red light Bern". SWI Swissinfo. Retrieved 5 December 2017. "Geneva : around the train station". Retrieved 19 December 2009. "Red Light Districts...
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targets load-shedding-free Cape Town". ITWeb. Retrieved 21 April 2023. Omarjee, Lameez. "New R1.2bn solar project will shield Cape Town from one stage of...
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