Coast Guard's Last Lightkeeper Looks to 300-Year Milestone
In this Aug. 17, 2016 photo, Boston Light, America's oldest lighthouse, sits on Little Brewster Island in Boston Harbor. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
In this Aug. 17, 2016 photo, Boston Light, America's oldest lighthouse, sits on Little Brewster Island in Boston Harbor. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Associated Press | Sep 07, 2016 | by Philip Marcelo
LITTLE BREWSTER ISLAND, Mass. — A singular lighthouse and its unique keeper are celebrating a milestone.
Boston Light, the nation's first and oldest lighthouse station, turns 300 on Sept. 14. Sally Snowman, the Coast Guard's last resident keeper, is helping with celebrations.
Events are planned for downtown Boston's waterfront and other parts of mainland Massachusetts. The lighthouse's beam — visible for 27 miles — will even be ceremonially re-lighted at sunset.
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