Original installation from 1838 | |
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Location | Nantucket, Nantucket County, United States |
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Coordinates | 41°17′N70°07′W / 41.29°N 70.11°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1838 ![]() |
Nantucket Cliff Front Range Light | |
Construction | wood ![]() |
Markings | White ![]() |
First lit | 1838 ![]() |
Deactivated | 1912 ![]() |
Characteristic | F W ![]() |
Nantucket Cliff Rear Range Light | |
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Construction | wood ![]() |
Markings | White ![]() |
First lit | 1838 ![]() |
Deactivated | 1912 ![]() |
Characteristic | F W ![]() |
The Nantucket Cliff Lights,also known as the Nantucket Cliff Range Lights were a set of range lights on Nantucket. Over the years,there were several sets of range lights to lead ships into Nantucket Harbor. [1] [2] The first were built in 1838. The second,a pair of conical white towers which still exist-owned by the Gilbreth family of "Cheaper by the Dozen" Fame-although not on the same site,were discontinued in 1912. The Gilbreth Family purchased the two latter range lights in 1921.