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Meet the Keeper of Boston Light

August 1, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Meet the Keeper of Boston Light
Thursday, August 1st from 7pm-8pm (Free Presentation)

The first Light Station (1716) and Fog Signal (1719) established in colonial America was on Little Brewster Island at the entrance to Boston Harbor – the home of Boston Light.  Today, the U.S. Coast Guard continues to maintain the light and fog signal as major aids to navigations.  A power-point presentation comprising of illustrations and photographs chronicling 303-years of Boston Light history will be provided by Keeper Sally Snowman, Ph.D.  She has co-authored two books with her husband, Jay Thomson: “Boston Light – A Historical Perspective” (1999)” and “Boston Light – Arcadia Images of America (2016)”

Details

Date:
August 1, 2019
Time:
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Venue

Pilgrim Congregational Church
24 Athens Street
Weymouth, MA 02191 United States
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