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| Scituate Lighthouse, Scituate, MA |
*Dates of operation~~ 1811-1860, 1994-present
*Building Material~~ Granite, brick
*Tower~~ 50 feet
*Elevation~~ 22 feet above sea level
*Markings~~ White w/ green roof
*Light Pattern~~ Flashing white every 15 seconds
*Existing Buildings~~ Original Keeper's quarters, storage building, covered walkway
*Automated~~ 1994
*Original Lens~~ Pan lamp
*Current Lens~~ FA-250
*Open to Public?~~ Yes
*Current Owner~~ Scituate Historical Society and Town of Scituate
*Waterway Location~~ Scituate Harbor
*Significant Features~~ a) Lighthouse was decommissioned in 1860 when Minot's Ledge
Lighthouse was put into service. b) Due to complaints from mariners that the light was
too difficult to be seen, the tower height was increased 15 feet in 1827. c) During the War
of 1812, Abigail and Rebecca Bates, daughters of keeper Captain Simeon Bates, kept the
British from landing at Scituate by playing a fife and drum with such fervor, a British
landing party thought there to be an entire company of American soldiers nearby and
turned back to their ships in the harbor, thereby saving the town from being ransacked
and burned.
LINKS
Official Lighthouse Site
http://www.scituatehistoricalsociety.org/sites_lighthouse.html
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/scituate.htm
Jeremy D'Entremont's lighthouse info and history
http://www.lighthouse.cc/scituate/
*Building Material~~ Granite, brick
*Tower~~ 50 feet
*Elevation~~ 22 feet above sea level
*Markings~~ White w/ green roof
*Light Pattern~~ Flashing white every 15 seconds
*Existing Buildings~~ Original Keeper's quarters, storage building, covered walkway
*Automated~~ 1994
*Original Lens~~ Pan lamp
*Current Lens~~ FA-250
*Open to Public?~~ Yes
*Current Owner~~ Scituate Historical Society and Town of Scituate
*Waterway Location~~ Scituate Harbor
*Significant Features~~ a) Lighthouse was decommissioned in 1860 when Minot's Ledge
Lighthouse was put into service. b) Due to complaints from mariners that the light was
too difficult to be seen, the tower height was increased 15 feet in 1827. c) During the War
of 1812, Abigail and Rebecca Bates, daughters of keeper Captain Simeon Bates, kept the
British from landing at Scituate by playing a fife and drum with such fervor, a British
landing party thought there to be an entire company of American soldiers nearby and
turned back to their ships in the harbor, thereby saving the town from being ransacked
and burned.
LINKS
Official Lighthouse Site
http://www.scituatehistoricalsociety.org/sites_lighthouse.html
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/scituate.htm
Jeremy D'Entremont's lighthouse info and history
http://www.lighthouse.cc/scituate/
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