Two Boston Harbor Lighthouses at sunset Boston Light on Little Brewster Island and Graves Light MA USA
Boston Harbor Light, located on Little Brewster Island in Boston Harbor, is the oldest lighthouse site in the United States of America. The first lighthouse tower, which went into service in September 1716, was destroyed by British troops as they were leaving Boston Harbor at the end of the Revolutionary War. Another light tower was not built again until 1783. That tower was raised to the present height of 89 feet in 1859. By 1990, the Coast Guard had automated every lighthouse in the United States, with Boston Light scheduled to be the last in the process. Preservation groups appealed to the Congress and the Coast Guard. Funding was appropriated to keep Coast Guard staff on the island, where they remain to this day, recording meteorological data in addition to maintaining the light and structures on the island. This photo shows the lighthouse and the other structures on the island, including the crew's quarters. Graves Light is a 113 foot granite block tower that guides ships through the north channel into Boston's inner harbor. Built on a rock ledge in 1905, the station is named for Vice Admiral Thomas Graves. Originally fitted with a First-order fresnel lens, the present optic is a DCB-224 beacon which flashes twice every 12 seconds.
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