. A gazetteer of the state of Massachusetts : with numerous illustrations. northwest, Mas-sachusetts Bay on thenorth and northeast,Scituate on the south-cast and also on thesouth, with an angle ofNorwell, and Hingham,on the west. The geological forma-tion is sienite, and ledgesof this rock give a ro-mantic aspect to thetown, and form manypicturesque and danger-ous reefs, points andislands off the Cohasset Rocks,so called, have sentmany a proud vessel todestruction, and aregreatly dreaded by themariner when driven to-wards the coast by thenortheastern gale. Thelighthouse on one ofthes
. A gazetteer of the state of Massachusetts : with numerous illustrations. northwest, Mas-sachusetts Bay on thenorth and northeast,Scituate on the south-cast and also on thesouth, with an angle ofNorwell, and Hingham,on the west. The geological forma-tion is sienite, and ledgesof this rock give a ro-mantic aspect to thetown, and form manypicturesque and danger-ous reefs, points andislands off the Cohasset Rocks,so called, have sentmany a proud vessel todestruction, and aregreatly dreaded by themariner when driven to-wards the coast by thenortheastern gale. Thelighthouse on one ofthese rocks, called Mi-nots Ledge, with itstwo keepers, was carriedaway in the tremendousstorm of April 16, lighthouse, onthe model of the Eddy-stone, constructed in itsplace, has withstood the storms unharmed. From these rocks large quantities of sea-moss are gathered, andamong them numerous shellfish are taken. Scituate Hill, the high-est point of land in town, is 180 feet above sea-level, and com-mands an ocean view of remarkable extent and beauty. Connohas-. ^>iS¥ THE MINOTS-LEDGE LIGHTHOUSE, COHASSET. 244 GAZETTEEE OF MASSACHUSETTS. set River flows into the harbor and affords some motive power; andScituate Pond, a fine sheet of water, 53 acres in extent, adds attrac-tion to the scenery in the southern part of the town. Old Harbor,being almost land locked, has the effect of an inland lakelet. There are a number of attractive drives in the town; and the Jerusalem Road is famous for its charming scenery. The sum-mer residences of wealthy citizens of Boston beautify the place;and visitors to the shore for gunning, fishing, boating, bathing, dur-ing the warm season, fill the place with animation and one has the ocean in its glory; and the shore itself is but anextended and impressive natural curiosity. Many of the people are engaged in the fisheries; and the annualproduct, as exampled in the census year of 1885, has a value of$55,503. The area of the t
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