Thacher Island

Thacher Island, with the north lighthouse (built 1861) on the right.

Thacher Island is a small island off Cape Ann on the Massachusetts coast in the United States. It is a part of the Town of Rockport. It was a place where some naval confrontations, both minor and major, took place, which helped secure a victory for the colonists.[1]

  1. ^ "Dogtown: Location, History, and Legend". northshore.edu. Archived from the original on June 5, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2008.