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Is there a particular reason that the date of construction is given as 1716 below a photo of a building that was constructed in 1783? It's misleading. I understand there's pride in the current lighthouse having been built to resemble the tower that previously stood on this site, but clearly they are
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I have heavily edited this, "It has a signature of a flashing white light every 10 seconds, and is visible from a distance of 16 miles (26 km). Whilst still an important navigation mark, its importance has been decreased by the presence of a lightship to the east, and the more powerful Graves Light
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The picture that shows Boston Light and Graves Light states that a Provincetown Ferry is in between them. The picture shows a catamaran ferry heading in a westerly direction between Graves and Outer Brewster Island, probably headed towards Hypocrite Channel. The Provincetown Ferry route takes
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I notice there's no citations for the history of Boston Light section. A lot of these details are coming from the NPS website, which in turns provides the different sources for their information there. I think it's important to note where these details are coming from.
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Finn's Ledge is on the west side of the Boston North Channel, about three miles from Boston Light. A vessel using the North Channel does not pass Boston Light.. . . .
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Nantasket Roads, which would take it south of Boston Light. I believe that the boat in the picture is a whale watch boat, probably returning from Stellwagen Bank. --
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Is this a copyright violation from the Coast Guard web site? It looks word for word (hence the lack of wikifying). --
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It is much more powerful than The Graves (27nm visibility versus 15nm)
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this is where a lot of the details in the section are coming from.
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