East Chop Light
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East Chop Quick Facts
Year Station Established: 1869
Is the Light operational? Yes
Year Light First Lit: 1877
Year Automated: 1933
Shape: Conical
Tower Height: 40 ft.
Original Optic:
Present Optic: 300mm
Existing Keepers Quarters? NO
Year Constructed:
Number of Stories:
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East Chop Light
Martha's Vineyard, Ma.
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(6 photos, 148KB total download)
Click here for photo from mid-1970's
before lighthouse was painted white
(yes, that's me as a kid, with my mom)
| Last Visited: October, 2003 History/Info:
The cast iron sister to the Edgartown
Light is the East Chop Light, which has stood at the highest
protruding bluff of East Chop, also known as Telegraph Hill, since
1876. But it was not the first light at East Chop. In 1869, with
private funding from local merchants, Capt. Silas Daggett built a
wooden tower and assumed the position of lighthouse keeper.
In 1872 the wooden tower burned to the ground. It was replaced
with another wood tower, again built with private monies, but a
short time later the government bought the buildings and replaced
the tower with the present cast-iron light.
Source:
Vineyard Gazette Online
Hours:
Sunset tours are offered on Sundays at the East Chop Lighthouse from
mid June to mid September. Tours are available from 1 1/2 hours
prior to sunset to 1/2 hour after. Adults $3. Call the Society for
special dates.
Contact the
Martha's Vineyard Historical Society for more information.
Latitude/Longitude: 41°28'N 70°34'W
Directions:
click here for map
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From the ferry landing in Oak Bluffs, go straight onto
Lake Ave, heading towards Vineyard Haven.
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In 0.3 miles turn right onto East Chop Dr.
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Stay on the road for about a mile and you'll arrive at
the lighthouse.
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