Cuttyhunk Light
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The 1915 Lighthouse, USCG photo
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| Location | Cuttyhunk Island, Massachusetts |
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| Year first constructed | 1823 |
| Year first lit | 1947 (skeleton tower) |
| Deactivated | 2005 |
| Tower shape | Skeleton Tower |
| Markings / pattern | NR Dayboard |
| Focal height | 63ft (19m) |
| Range | 8nm |
| Characteristic | Q W |
| USCG number | 1-15615 [2] |
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
Further reading
- Terpeny, Eugene - Family History
- Terpeny, Alice - Interview
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