Hi Everyone!! Hope all is well and that all of you made it through this big storm in the North East and beyond..Lets take a warm field trip to Cape Cod and think about "SUMMER TIME" If you look at the last map (picture) you can see Cape Cod is FIIILLLEEDDD with light houses. Enjoy!
The current beacon at Eastham (originally built in 1887) was moved from Chatham in 1923 to replace the Three Sisters. The upper portion of the beacon was painted red in 1940, to distinguish it from Highland and Chatham lights.
A fourth-order Fresnel lens from the last of the Three Sisters was installed in the tower. The light was automated in 1955, and red and white aerobeacons replaced the Fresnel lens (now on display at the Salt Pond visitor's center in Eastham). Like Highland Light, Nauset Light was in danger of being lost to erosion. In 1993, the Coast Guard proposed decommisioning the light.
The light was saved, however, by the Nauset Light Preservation Society, which financed a project to move the light further inland. By November 1996, the light stood adjacent to the keeper's house, just 25 feet from the edge of the cliff overlooking Nauset Beach. The light was moved away from the cliff to its present location shortly afterwards. It now serves as a private aid to navigation.
In October/November of 1998, the keeper's house was also moved. The house was relocated to the same orientation relative to the lighthouse as the old site. As of April 1998 the keeper's house had stood a mere 27 feet from the eroding cliff. The house was donated to the National Park Service, and the donor given a 25-year lease. The house remains a private residence.
The light received additional attention in 2005 - the tower was sandblasted, resealed and repainted. Rusted handrails were replaced. As of 2006, future plans call for restoration of the nearby oil house.
Note: Three of the photos below were taken in June 1998, after the tower had been moved, but before the keeper's house was moved. On the right-most photo, the eroding cliff is just off to the right of the image.
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