Twin Lights of Thacher Island, Cape Ann
(Part of the Images of America: Massachusetts Series)
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Thacher Island was named for Anthony Thacher who, in 1635, lost his four children and other family members in a shipwreck during the most severe storm to ever hit the Massachusetts coast. Only Anthony and his wife Elizabeth survived. The lighthouses have played an important role in several wars, including the Revolutionary War and World Wars I and II, when the navy established a radio compass station to protect the coast from enemy submarines. A ship...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0738572284
ISBN13:9780738572284
Release Date:May 2010
Publisher:Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Length:128 Pages
Weight:0.70 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 6.6" x 9.2"
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