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Nantucket Cliff Range Lights

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Nantucket Cliff Range Lights
Original installation from 1838
Map
LocationNantucket, Nantucket County, US
Coordinates41°17′N 70°07′W / 41.29°N 70.11°W / 41.29; -70.11
Tower
Constructed1838 Edit this on Wikidata
Nantucket Cliff Front Range Light Edit this at Wikidata
Constructionwood Edit this on Wikidata
Markingswhite Edit this on Wikidata
First lit1838 Edit this on Wikidata
Deactivated1912 Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicF W Edit this on Wikidata
Nantucket Cliff Rear Range Light Edit this at Wikidata
Constructionwood Edit this on Wikidata
Markingswhite Edit this on Wikidata
First lit1838 Edit this on Wikidata
Deactivated1912 Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicF W Edit this on Wikidata

The Nantucket Cliff Lights, also known as the Nantucket Cliff Range Lights were a set of range lights on Nantucket. Over the years, there were several sets of range lights to lead ships into Nantucket Harbor.[1][2] The first were built in 1838. The second, a pair of conical white towers which still exist-owned by the Gilbreth family of "Cheaper by the Dozen" Fame-although not on the same site, were discontinued in 1912. The Gilbreth Family purchased the two latter range lights in 1921.

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References

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  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ (2009-10-09). "Lighthouses of the United States: Southeast Massachusetts". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  2. ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Massachusetts". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. 2009-08-08. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
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