Jenny Lind Tower

The Jenny Lind Tower as viewed from nearby North Truro Air Force Station

The Jenny Lind Tower is a stone tower located in North Truro, Massachusetts. It is named after the 19th-century opera singer Jenny Lind, who is rumored to have climbed the tower when it was located in Boston to prevent a riot among people who were unable to attend her concert.[1] It is located roughly between the Highland Light lighthouse and North Truro Air Force Station. It is seventy feet tall.

  1. ^ Berlin, Michael; Richard F. Whalen (12 April 2009). "Truro looks back: The Jenny Lind tower comes to town". Provincetown Banner, reprinted on Wickedlocal.com. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2011.