Alternate Name(s):
THREE SISTERS
Type:
Year Established:
1837
Existing:
Yes
Download:
26-LG-8-68B.jpg (9.46 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Credit:
RG 26-LG-8-68B
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
East Side Of Cape Cod
Latitude:
41° 51.37'
Longitude:
69° 56.44'
City / Town:
Eastham
U.S. State:
Massachusetts
Location County:
Barnstable
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Owner / Manager:
CAPE COD NATIONAL SEASHORE
Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
Light list data courtesy Gary RiemenschneiderSTRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1838
Tower Construction Material:
Brick
Tower Shape:
CONICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
OPTICS
Original Optic Type:
Sixth Order, Fresnel
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018
The original "Three Sisters" were replaced by new towers in 1892. Two of the lights were deactivated, leaving the center light as the only one in service in 1911. In 1918, the two defunct towers -- after their lanterns had been removed -- were sold into private ownership. In 1923, the remaining tower was replaced by a cast-iron lighthouse tower moved from Chatham, and the third of the Three Sisters was sold to a private owner. In the 1970s, the Three Sisters were bought back by the National Park Service. A restoration was completed by 1989. The Sisters were reunited on a site on Cable Road in Eastham, about 1,800 feet from the beach. (www.newenglandlighthouses.net)