Cuttyhunk Light
Cuttyhunk Light was a lighthouse at the west end of Cuttyhunk Island, Massachusetts.
First established in 1823, it was rebuilt several times. The last lighthouse was built in 1891, with a 5th order Fresnel Lens in a 45-foot (14 m) tower. This was heavily damaged in the Great Atlantic Hurricane of 1944 and was torn down in 1947 and replaced by a skeleton tower. The keeper's house was also destroyed. The skeleton tower was discontinued in 2005. Only a stone oil house remains from the lighthouse station, missing its door and roof.
References
- ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maine". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. 2009-08-12. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
- ^ United States Coast Guard (2005). Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey. p. 149.
Further reading
- Terpeny, Eugene - Family History
- Terpeny, Alice - Interview
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