Description: On September 14, 1716, Boston Light became the first lighthouse established in Colonial America. With many ships floundering in the treacherous waters of the Massachusetts harbor, there was a great need for navigational aid. At night and during storms, it was difficult to discern the entrance to the main shipping channel of Nantasket Roads, situated between the Brewster islands and the town of Hull. The ledges had become a graveyard for ships, resulting in great loss to human life and cargo--a deterrent to European colonization efforts. Ship captains and merchants petitioned the colonial government for a lighthouse to be erected on Little Brewster Island as a way of safe passage to the inner harbor. Three hundred years later, Boston Light continues to serve its purpose. Today, the lighthouse is protected by an ever-present Coast Guard civilian keeper and a cadre of specially trained Coast Guard Auxiliary volunteer assistant keepers.
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Location: Saco, Maine
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Artist: Snowman, Sally R
Book Title: Boston Light: A historical perspective
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Release Title: Boston Light: A historical perspective
Book Series: Historical
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
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Publication Year: 1999
Type: Paperback
EAN: 9780967466606
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
ISBN: 0967466601
Author: Snowman, Sally R, Sally R. Snowman
Genre: History
Topic: Lighthouse
