dec 1, 1716 - 1716 Boston Light Established
Description:
1716Boston establishes Boston Light, the first lighthouse station in North America, by levying a tax of one penny per ton on all ships coming into Boston Harbor. Situated near Little Brewster Island in the Outer Harbor, Boston Light will be destroyed by the British during the Revolution and rebuilt in 1783—making the “new” tower the second oldest in the U.S. It's featured in the children's book, Boston Light: Great Lighthouses of North America.
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Date:
dec 1, 1716
Now
~ 309 years ago