East Chop Lighthouse Wood Print

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The East Chop Lighthouse in Oak Bluffs stands on the site of one of the first telegraph signals, set up in 1828. Signals from Nantucket were received here and relayed on to Woods Hole, Bonnedale, South Plymouth, Duxbury, Marshfield, and Dorchester Heights. A series of raised and lowered arms and flags conveyed news about cargos of ships arriving at Nantucket. The first ship to be announced in this way was The Mercury, bringing in treasures from Sumatra. Jonathan Grout, Jr. set up the system but operated it only six years. In the mid-1800s, Captain Silas Daggett built a privately owned lighthouse on East Chop. It was funded by local merchants who sailed in the area and by some of the ships passing through. Many, however, refused to pay a fee after they arrived safely in port and this, too, lasted only six years.

In 1875, the U.S. government bought the lighthouse and its land for $6,000 and the present cast-iron structure was built on the cliff 79 feet above the sea. Until 1988,...

There is no better way to release stress than to travel around with a camera. Seeing all the beauty that my native New England has to offer is the best medicine in the world. Walking down a trail and hearing a waterfall before you see it is music to my ears, walking in a garden is nature's art for my eyes, hearing the waves bounce off rocks by lighthouses soothes the soul, walking across a covered bridge over one hundred years old brings joy to my heart. I hope everyone takes the time to see and enjoy the beauty this world freely gives us all. Thank you so much for taking the time to look at my pictures.