Boston light / Sally R. Snowman and James G. Thomson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Snowman, Sally R., author.

Thomson, James G., author.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Boston Light (Mass.)--History--Pictorial works.

Boston Light (Mass.).

Boston Harbor (Mass.)--History, Naval--Pictorial works.

Boston Harbor (Mass.).

Boston Harbor (Mass.)--Biography--Pictorial works.

Boston Harbor (Mass.)--History--Pictorial works.

Lighthouses--Massachusetts--Boston Harbor--History--Pictorial works.

Lighthouses.

Lighthouse keepers--Massachusetts--Boston Harbor--Biography--Pictorial works.

Lighthouse keepers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages) : illustrations, map.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, South Carolina : Arcadia Publishing, [2016]

Summary:

On September 14, 1716, Boston Light became the first lighthouse established in Colonial America. With many ships floundering in the treacherous waters of the Massachusetts harbor, there was a great need for navigational aid. At night and during storms, it was difficult to discern the entrance to the main shipping channel of Nantasket Roads, situated between the Brewster islands and the town of Hull. The ledges had become a graveyard for ships, resulting in great loss to human life and cargo--a deterrent to European colonization efforts. Ship captains and merchants petitioned the colonial government for a lighthouse to be erected on Little Brewster Island as a way of safe passage to the inner harbor. Three hundred years later, Boston Light continues to serve its purpose. Today, the lighthouse is protected by an ever-present Coast Guard civilian keeper and a cadre of specially trained Coast Guard Auxiliary volunteer assistant keepers.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781439657157

1439657157