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Gayhead (Marthas Vineyard), Ma ~ Atlantic Ocean ~ Oct. 16, 1995

North to previous

Edgartown Gayhead Lighthouse, Ma Oct. 1995
To Rhode Island

Rhode Island

Gay Head Light stands above the 100 ft. high red clay cliffs along the southwest corner of the island. It was built to warn mariners off the Devil's Bridge rocks to the south.
The light was refitted with a 1st order Fresnel lens in 1856, which had been displayed at the World's Fair in Paris prior to shipment. The station buildings have been removed.

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North to previous Edgartown		To Rhode Island Rhode Island
Gay Head Light stands above the 100 ft. high red clay cliffs along the southwest corner of the island. It was built to warn mariners off the Devil's Bridge rocks to the south.		The light was refitted with a 1st order Fresnel lens in 1856, which had been displayed at the World's Fair in Paris prior to shipment. The station buildings have been removed.