Chatham Light Station
by Janice Drew
Title
Chatham Light Station
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Janice Drew
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Chatham Lighthouse is located in Chatham, Massachusetts, Before 1923, it was known as Twin Lights. The original station that was close to the shore was built in 1808 with two wooden towers, both replaced in 1841. In 1877, two new towers, made of cast iron rings, replaced those towers. One of the towers was moved to Eastham where it became known as Nauset Light in 1923.
From Wikipedia: "The station, established in 1808, was the second light station on Cape Cod. To distinguish it from Highland Light, the first Cape Cod light, and to act as a range, twin octagonal 40-foot (12 m) wooden towers were built. They were on skids so that they could be moved to keep them in line with the entrance channel as it shifted. Samuel Nye was appointed as the first Keeper of the Chatham Lights by President Jefferson on October 7, 1808.The light had an interesting history afterwards.
1841 The wood octagonal towers are replaced with two 40-foot (12 m) brick towers
1857 Fourth order Fresnel lenses are installed, fueled by lard oil
1877 New twin towers of brick, lined with cast iron, and a keeper's dwelling are built further from the shore, because of erosion concerns
1893 A brick oil house is added
1923 Northern tower of the pair is moved roughly 12 miles (19 km) north to become Nauset Light
1939 Chatham Light, kerosene fueled since 1882, and rotated via a clockwork drive, is converted to electricity; the light remains active during WWII
1969 The Fresnel lens is moved to Atwood House Museum, replaced with a Carlisle & Finch rotating light generating over 2.8 million candlepower
1982 Automated
1983 Aerobeacons installed in the lantern room
1993 New DCB-224 aerobeacons are installed
Chatham Light was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Chatham Light Station on June 15, 1987."
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