Three Sisters of Nauset

Three Sisters of Nauset (Twin Lights)
This image shows all three lights; The Beacon is in the center.
Three Sisters of Nauset is located in Cape Cod
Three Sisters of Nauset
LocationEastham, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°51′34″N 69°57′25″W / 41.85944°N 69.95694°W / 41.85944; -69.95694
Built1892
MPSLighthouses of Massachusetts TR
NRHP reference No.87001502[1]
Added to NRHPJune 15, 1987

The Three Sisters of Nauset are a trio of historic lighthouses off Cable Road in Eastham, Massachusetts. The original three brick towers fell into the sea due to erosion in 1890 and were replaced with wooden towers on brick foundations in 1892. The Sisters were decommissioned in 1911 but one of them, the Beacon, was moved back from the shoreline and attached to the keeper's house. It continued to operate but was replaced by a new steel tower, the Nauset Light, in 1923.[2] [3]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "A Fascinating Story: Cape Cod's Three Sisters Lighthouses". 1 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Three Sisters Lighthouse". LighthouseFriends.