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Photo Title: 01 Nantucket - Brandt Point Lighthouse
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Description:
By 1901, the shifting sands necessitated the construction of a new light on the point, about 600 feet from the 1856 light. The new lighthouse was a 26-foot wooden tower - the shortest in New England. The lantern room was moved from the old light to the new light, and the old tower capped. The new light was first lit on January 31, 1901. The new location was subject to erosion, so riprap was placed at the tower base in 1902 and again in 1922. An oil house was constructed in 1904, and an electrically operated fog tower installed in 1918, replacing the station fog bell. The light was switched from white to red in 1933, to avoid confusion with the town lights. The last civilian keeper, Gerald Reed, served from 1927-1939, when the Coast Guard took over. In 1948 the boathouse from the Coskata Life Saving station was barged to the point and placed just south of the lighthouse.
Today, Brant Point houses an automated modern optic. The red light flashes every 4 seconds, and is visible for 10 miles. The fog tower is gone, but the 1904 oil house and Coskata boathouse still stand, as well as the 1856 tower, which is used as an office and radio room for the Brant Point Coast Guard Station. The fog bell is on display in front of the 1856 tower. The 1908 range lights are also adjacent to the 1856 tower. The Fresnel lens is on display at the Nantucket Life Saving Museum.
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