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Long Point Lighthouse, Provincetown

Long Point Lighthouse

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: August 21, 2020

The following assessment / description of Long Point Lighthouse, Massachusetts, by I.W.P. Lewis, Civil Engineer, is recorded in the House of Representatives, Doc. No. 183: Report of Evidence relating to the Light-House Establishment, 1842… Fixed light if 10 lamps; established in 1826 A wooden tenement of three rooms on a floor, and attic chambers, with […]

Filed Under: Lighthouse History, Long Point Lighthouse Tagged With: 1826, cape cod, iwp lewis, lighthouse, long point, massachusetts

Race Point

I Love This Place – Race Point Light Station

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: May 26, 2020

The following are reflective thoughts by a modern day “Keeper” at Race Point Light Station. Herb Kinney, the author of these heartfelt words, has dedicated them to the keepers – past, present and future, who through their care and commitment, have preserved Race Point Light Station. And also to their guests who will pass on […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Race Point Lighthouse Tagged With: american lighthouse foundation, cape cod, herb kinney, i love this place, lighthouse, overnight stay, race point light station

Race Point Light Station

A Glimpse of Life at Race Point Light

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: May 11, 2020

The following excerpted letter was written by Frances Hallett, wife of Race Point Light Station keeper Osborne Earle Hallett (1945-1955). The letter was published in the December 1952 edition of the Maine Coast Fisherman. “Will write a few lines. There really hasn’t been too much to write about. Well, summer has gone, and things are […]

Filed Under: Lighthouse History, Race Point Lighthouse Tagged With: cape cod, francis hallett, keeper, light station, lighthouse, maine coast fishermen, osborne hallett, provincetown, race point

Race Point Lighthouse

Letter Written by Keeper’s Wife at Race Point Light

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: October 5, 2019

The following letter was written by Frances Hallett, wife of Race Point Light Station keeper Osborne Earle Hallett (1945-1955). The letter was published in the September 1952 edition of the Maine Coast Fisherman. P’Town Light Joins Up Race Point Light, Provincetown – “We enjoy reading MCF Magazine,” says Mrs. Osborne Hallett, “especially the doings at […]

Filed Under: Lighthouse History, Race Point Lighthouse Tagged With: cape cod, frances hallett, keeper, light station, lighthouse, maine coast fishermen, osborne hallett, provincetown, race point

Race Point Light Station

Race Point Open House 2018

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: May 20, 2018

On May 20, 2018, from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, the Cape Cod Chapter of the American Lighthouse Foundation will offer complimentary tours of Race Point Light Station, which is located two miles out over the glistening sand dunes of the Cape Cod National Seashore, near Provincetown. The entire Light Station will be open during […]

Tagged With: cape cod, cape cod national seashore, climb, event, lighthouse, lighthouse tour, race point, race point lighthouse

A False Beacon at Race Point Light

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: March 9, 2018

Newspaper Articles from the Past… Throughout the history of lighthouses, there are those occasions when mariners mistook a guiding light for another in the vicinity – a mistake that almost always resulted in a shipwreck. There were also times – though much rarer, when either light station equipment malfunctioned or dereliction of duty by the […]

Filed Under: Lighthouse History, Race Point Lighthouse Tagged With: 1845, cape cod, captain ames, light, lighthouse, mistaken light, race point, saluda, shipwreck, station

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