Nantucket Cliff Range Lighthouse

Year Built

1838

Cost

N/A

Type

Conical

Height

35 feet

Location

Nantucket, Nantucket County

Automated Year

N/A

First Lit

1838

Lens Type

N/A

Fog Signal

None

Year Deactivated

1912

Color

White

Last Keeper - Date

George E. Dolby (1902 – 1908)

Description

The first were built in 1838. The second, a pair of conical white towers which still exist.

Brief History

•  Peleg Easton was hired as the first keeper of the Cliff Range Lights at an annual salary of $300.
•  Following the passing of Peleg Easton in 1852, his wife Mary took over the duties of keeper and remained at the station until 1856.
•  In 1889, the front beacon was rebuilt, and the height of the rear beacon was increased.
•  On July 14, 1908, Nantucket Cliff Range Lights were discontinued.
•  The discontinued front Cliff Range Light and the “keeper’s tool house” were sold to Ellenwood B. Coleman on July 31, 1912.