Its light, which was first provided by candles and then oil lamps, reaches 27 miles to survey the harbor.
Today, the lighthouse is permanently manned by its first female keeper, Dr. Volunteer light keeper Brian Larkin who along with his wife Jan Larkin tend Race Point Light, takes in the view from the lighthouse tower. In 1776, after the death of her husband John Thomas, Hannah. The twin lights were destroyed by fire in 1801. He served at the Boston Harbor Lighthouse from 1716 until his death in 1718. The twin lights were used to distinguish the lighthouse from the nearby Boston Light. The tower was later raised to 89 feet in the 1850s to accommodate the new second order Fresnel lens. Sally Snowman, dressed in 1783 garb, is the last Coast Guard lighthouse keeper in the country as the 70th keeper of Boston Light. 1768 Plymouth Twin Lights (Gurnet Point, Massachusetts) The first lighthouse was a wooden keeper dwelling with a beacon light at each end of its roof. A new lighthouse was erected in place of the old in 1783, which still stands today. In 1774 the British overtook the island and Boston Light was partially destroyed. The lighthouse survived invasion and war over the years. Benjamin Franklin went on to write a ballad about the event, entitled “Lighthouse Tragedy.” Unfortunately, George, his wife and daughter, and two men drowned in 1718 after their boat capsized returning to the lighthouse. Come explore the oldest continually operated light station in the country and learn of its rich history guiding travelers safely to Boston Harbor.īoston Light was first lit on September 14, 1716, and was operated by its first keeper, George Worthylake, who also acted as pilot for vessels entering the harbor.
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