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Boston Light

Boston, Massachusetts
County of Suffolk.
Little Brewster Island, Massachusetts Bay
National Register Number: 66000133
 Resource type: Structure.
Property type: Transportation - water -related. The threat level was Satisfactory in
2008.
Certified Local Government: YES
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Statement of Significance (as of designation - January 29, 1964):
Site of the first lighthouse in North America, which was destroyed by the British in 1776. The reconstructed 89-foot tower is made up of rubble stone, granite, and brick.

Condition:
No threats. Property is in satisfactory condition.

No changes since the last report


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