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Historic Lighthouses and Light Stations in Massachusetts

 

The year in parentheses refers to the year in which the light was first lit in the existing tower.

 

Cross-section drawing of lighthouse and attached keeper's house

Annisquam Harbor Light (1897)

Location: Wigwam Point/Ipswich Bay

 

Bakers Island Light (1821)

Location: Bakers Island/Salem Harbor approach

 

Bass River (West Dennis) Light (1855)

Location: Bass River Harbor

 

Bird Island Light (1819)

Location: Sippican Harbor off Buzzards Bay

 

Borden Flats Light (1881)

Location: Mount Hope Bay/Taunton River

 

Boston Light (1784)

Location: Little Brewster Island/Boston Harbor

 

Brant Point Light (1901)

Location: Nantucket Island

 

Butler Flats Light (1898)

Location: New Bedford Channel/Acushnet River

 

Buzzards Bay Entrance Light (Site) (1961)

Location: Buzzards Bay main channel

 

Cape Ann Light (Twin Lights) (1861)

Location: Thacher Island

 

Cape Cod (Highland) Light (1857)

Location: East side of Cape Cod
Cape Cod National Seashore

 

Cape Poge (Pogue) Light (1893)

Location: Martha's Vineyard/Chappaquiddick Island

 

Chatham Light (1877)

Location: West side of Chatham Harbor/Southeast Cape Cod

 

Cleveland East Ledge Light (1943)

Location: Buzzards Bay/Cleveland Ledge Channel

 

Duxbury Pier (Bug) Light (1871)

Location: Duxbury Bay

 

East Chop (Telegraph Hill) Light (1877)

Location: Martha's Vineyard/Vineyard Haven Entrance

 

Eastern Point Light (1890)

Location: East side of Gloucester Harbor entrance

 

Edgartown Harbor Light (1875)

Location: Edgartown Harbor/Eastern end of Martha's Vineyard

 

Fort Pickering (Winter Island) Light (1871)

Location: Winter Island/Salem Harbor

 

Gay Head Light (1856)

Location: Martha's Vineyard

 

The Graves Light (1905)

Location: Boston North Channel/Massachusetts Bay

 

Hospital Point (Range Front) Light (1872)

Location: Main channel to Salem Harbor

 

Hyannis (Range Rear) Light (1849)

Location: Hyannis Harbor

 

Long Island Head Light (1901)

Location: Northeast end of Long Island/Boston Harbor

 

Long Point Light (1875)

Location: Cape Cod Bay/Provincetown Harbor

 

Marblehead Light (1896)

Location: Marblehead Neck/Massachusetts Bay

 

Minots Ledge Light (1860)

Location: Cohasset Rocks

 

Monomoy Point Light (1849)

Location: Monomoy Island off Cape Cod

 

Nauset Light (1877)

Location: Boston approach to Cape Cod

 

Ned's Point Light (1838)

Location: Mattapoisett Harbor entrance

 

Newburyport Harbor (Plum Island) Light (1898)

Location: Plum Island/Ipswich Bay

 

Newburyport Harbor Range Lights (1873)

Location: Near Merrimac River

 

Nobska Point Light (1876)

Location: Woods Hole Harbor entrance

 

Palmer Island Light (1849)

Location: New Bedford Harbor

 

Plymouth (Gurnet) Light (1843)

Location: Gurnet Point/Plymouth Bay

 

Race Point Light (1876)

Location: Northern tip of Cape Cod

 

Sandy Neck Light (1857)

Location: West side of Barnstable Harbor entrance/Cape Cod

 

Sankaty Head Light (1850)

Location: Nantucket Island

 

Scituate Light (1811)

Location: Cedar Point/Scituate Harbor

 

Stage Harbor Light (1880)

Location: Stage Harbor/Nantucket Sound

 

Straitsmouth Island Light (1896)

Location: Straitsmouth Island

 

Tarpaulin Cove Light (1891)

Location: Naushon Island of the Elizabeth Islands

 

Ten Pound Island Light (1881)

Location: Gloucester Harbor

 

Three Sisters Lights (Three Towers) (1892)

Location: Relocated close to Nauset Light Beach
Cape Cod National Seashore

 

West Chop Light (1891)

Location: West Chop Road/Martha's Vineyard

 

Wings Neck Light (1889)

Location: Buzzards Bay

 

Wood End Light (1873)

Location: Entrance to Provincetown Harbor

 

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