The tourist's guide to Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard . of oak, beech and walnut trees havebeen coaxed into existence. The town takesits name from the fantastic cliff at its westernextremity, the **Gay Head that has beenknown to many generations of wondering ad-mirers, and which rise sheer and clear almostperpendicularly to a height of 134 feet abovethe sea. Upon this wild cliff is the finestlighthouse on the American coast, its lantern173 feet above the water. The name of this interesting section is de-rived from its geological formation, no lessthan twenty-three bright-colored bands ofclay,
The tourist's guide to Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard . of oak, beech and walnut trees havebeen coaxed into existence. The town takesits name from the fantastic cliff at its westernextremity, the **Gay Head that has beenknown to many generations of wondering ad-mirers, and which rise sheer and clear almostperpendicularly to a height of 134 feet abovethe sea. Upon this wild cliff is the finestlighthouse on the American coast, its lantern173 feet above the water. The name of this interesting section is de-rived from its geological formation, no lessthan twenty-three bright-colored bands ofclay, sand, and conglomerate lignite and ironore being presented on the face of the cliffwithin four-fifths of a mile. The clays arewhite, blood-red, dull-red, yellow and green/To the vessels that have occasion to cruise offthis point, to excursionists approaching it fromseaward, and to visiting humanity investigat-ing its wonders, the face of this cliff is arevelation, indeed. The town was incorporated only aboutthirty-two years since, or in 1870. Quite a.
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