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#1 of 5 things to do in Cape Cod
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rotorhead85 says:
Eight working lighthouses guide ships to safety through the treacherous shoals around Cape Cod. Mile for mile, the cape has one of the largest concentrations of working lighthouses in the world.
The Cape Cod Highland Light is the highest and oldest on the cape - built in 1798. For transatlantic …
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#2 of 5 things to do in Cape Cod
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rotorhead85 says:
The Nauset Light was originally one of the twin lights at Chatham, just down the coast. In 1923 when rotating lights replaced fixed lights, it was moved to its present location on the eastern coast in Eastham.
The light was moved again - 300 feet to its present position - in 1996 to save it from ce…
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#3 of 5 things to do in Cape Cod
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rotorhead85 says:
At 87-feet above sea level, the Nobska light in Woods Hole is visible from seventeen miles out to sea. Its 28,000 candlepower light flashes every six seconds to warn ships of two dangerous shoals south of Cape Cod: the Hedge Fence and L'Hommedieu.
The original 'Nobsque Light' was built in 1828 …
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#4 of 5 things to do in Cape Cod
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rotorhead85 says:
Located on the southeast corner of Cape Cod, Chatham has had six lights in the area of its present one. The first Chatham lighthouse was built in 1808. It consisted of two wooden towers and a light keepers house. The two towers distinguished it from other lighthouses which was a problem in the early…
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#5 of 5 things to do in Cape Cod
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rotorhead85 says:
In the past 300 years, more than 3,000 shipwrecks have been documented along Cape Cod shores.
In 1798, the Massachusetts Humane Society launched the nation's first organized life saving service by providing food and shelter in Boston Harbor for shipwreck victims. The Society eventually set up outp…
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