Three Sisters Lighthouse Massachusetts
by Joan Carroll
Title
Three Sisters Lighthouse Massachusetts
Artist
Joan Carroll
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Photograph - Photography And Digital Art
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On a beautiful late fall afternoon at a deserted Nauset Lighthouse area, I wandered over to visit the Three Sisters. The Three Sisters of Nauset are a trio of historic lighthouses off Cable Road in Eastham, Massachusetts. Three brick lighthouses were built in the current area in 1837 but by 1892 were in danger of falling into the sea due to shore erosion. These wooden lighthouses were replacements for three brick lighthouses, and were built farther back from the shore. But by 1911, even these were in danger of falling into the sea. One of the decommissioned towers from another location on Cape Cod was moved close to the location of the ‘sisters’ becoming today’s Nauset light. Meanwhile, the three wooden towers became parts of summer cottages in the area. Following their listing on the National Register of Historic Places, the three were renovated to their current state, less than 400 yards (370 m) west of their replacement and in their original configuration. In 1983, the National Park Service moved the Three Sisters 1,800 feet west of Nauset Light, lined up in their original configuration. A restoration was completed in 1989; tours are operated by National Seashore staff. The original nickname of the Three Sisters derived from the fact that the original brick lighthouses had been painted white with black lantern decks, which lent to their looking like three ladies with white dresses and black bonnets.
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