And last manned lighthouse by the Coast Guard
Originally featured and released in our Coast Guard Channel Collection Volume I DVD, the feature on Boston Light, is now being aired on the Coast Guard Channel. This special feature highlights the first lighthouse in America and the last lighthouse to be manned by active duty Coast Guard in the United States. Located nine miles outside of Boston, Massachusetts, Boston Light has guided ships to safe harbor since 1716. It was "aptly dubbed the "ideal American lighthouse" by the historian Edward Rowe Snow, and holds a place of honor among our nation's beacons. This was the first light station established on the North American continent, and the last in the United States to be automated. It's also the only light station that still retains an official keeper.¹"
You can now watch this feature about the history and Coast Guard personnel that once served at Boston Light.
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