Nantucket Beacon
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This article is about the lighthouse. For the newspaper, see The Nantucket Beacon.
The Nantucket Beacon formed a range with the Brant Point Light to guide vessels into Nantucket harbor. Operated at various times in the 19th century, it was deactivated sometime after 1870. This range was eventually succeeded by the Nantucket Harbor Range Lights, which are still in operation.
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USCG photo of beacon | |
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Location | On rising ground across the harbor, about one mile in rear of Brant Point Light |
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Coordinates | 41°16′24″N 70°4′24″W location in 1858 |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1794/1820? |
Foundation | Sills on wood posts |
Construction | Wood |
Shape | Pyramidal |
Markings | White |
Fog signal | none [2] |
Light | |
First lit | 1856 |
Deactivated | 1879? |
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