Digest>Jul/Aug 2021
Photo Caption:
The second Long Island Lighthouse in Boston Harbor, shown here completed in 1844, was the first cast iron lighthouse built in the United States. The 34-foot-tall tower was built by the South Boston Iron Company. It was built to replace a 20-foot stone tower that was also known as the Inner Harbor Lighthouse. The name of the island comes from the fact that at 1.75-miles long, the 225-acre island is the longest of the 34 islands in Boston Harbor. (Lighthouse Digest archives) Back to the edition of: Jul/Aug 2021
Story:
America’s First Cast Iron Tower and the Lighthouses of Boston Harbor’s Long Island
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