Three Sisters
Mariners' Museum, Uncurated Search Results
Type: Scow Schooner
Year: 1887
Builder:
Location:
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| Fetch? | Row ID | Media | Date | Vessel | Place | Related Places | Inscription/Marks | Subject | Notes | Archive Number |
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| 1 | No image URL. | Three sisters. | LB85047 | |||||||
| 2 | No image URL. | Lighthouses–Massachusetts | Written by Robert Fraser and J. Brian West. | LB100218 | ||||||
| 3 |  | 1883-1931 | Oregon Development Co. Photo-stat negative (NYPL 3-VXH/&) "Three Sisters" 1886 | A side view of the Three Sisters while underway. ERROR: The computer file is off center and upside down. | MS0091/03.01-55#118 | |||||
| 4 | No image URL. | Fishing boats–England–Suffolk. | Three sisters of Suffolk. | LB104823 | ||||||
| 5 |  | 10/4/1952 | The Three Sisters Lighthouses (Eastham, Mass.). | Eastham (Mass.). | "The Beacon". Old Nauset Light. 10-4-1952. / The Beacon. #2300-H. / One of the 3 Sisters. #2300-H. | Lighthouses–Massachusetts–Eastham.; Dwellings–Massachusetts–Eastham.; Wooden-frame buildings–Massachusetts–Eastham.; Historic sites–Massachusetts–Eastham. | Shows a white lighthouse beside a series of buildings. There is a scaffolding-type tower in the background. | P0006/02.03-03.26#01 | ||
| 6 |  | USA; MASSACHUSETTS | WRITTEN ON VERSO: NAUSET BEACH LIGHTHOUSE, EASTHAM, MASS., BUILT 1839, REBUILT 1923, 48 FEET HIGH | CURATOR NOTES: View of lighthouse and keepers house on grassy hill. The current beacon at Eastham (originally built in 1887) was moved from Chatham in 1923 to replace the Three Sisters. The upper portion of the beacon was painted red in 1940, to distinguish it from Highland and Chatham lights. A fourth-order Fresnel lens from the last of the Three Sisters was installed in the tower. The light was automated in 1955, and red and white aerobeacons replaced the Fresnel lens (now on display at the Salt Pond visitor's center in Eastham). Like Highland Light, Nauset Light was in danger of being lost to erosion. In 1993, the Coast Guard proposed decommissioning the light. The light was saved, however, by the Nauset Light Preservation Society, which financed a project to move the light further inland. By November 1996, the light stood adjacent to the keeper's house, just 25 feet from the edge of the cliff overlooking Nauset Beach. The light was moved away from the cliff to its present location shortly afterwards. It now serves as a private aid to navigation. In October/November of 1998, the keeper's house was also moved. The house was relocated to the same orientation relative to the lighthouse as the old site. As of April 1998 the keeper's house had stood a mere 27 feet from the eroding cliff. The house was donated to the National Park Service, and the donor given a 25-year lease. The house remains a private residence. The light received additional attention in 2005 - the tower was sandblasted, resealed and repainted. Rusted handrails were replaced. As of 2006, future plans call for restoration of the nearby oil house. References (see links) Lighthouses of Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket - Their History and Lore, Clark p. 87 The Lighthouses of New England, Snow pp. 266-267, 272 Massachusetts Lighthouses - A Pictorial Guide, Thompson pp. 70-71 New England Lighthouses, Roberts and Jones p. 70 Lighthouse of Massachusetts, Roberts and Jones pp. 56-57 Lighthouse Digest, January-February 2006 | MS0190/01-1.36#02 | |||||
| 7 |  | USA; MASSACHUSETTS | WRITTEN ON VERSO: NAUSET BEACH LIGHTHOUSE, EASTHAM, MASS., BUILT 1839, REBUILT 1923, 48 FEET HIGH | CURATOR NOTES: View of lighthouse and keepers house on grassy hill. The current beacon at Eastham (originally built in 1887) was moved from Chatham in 1923 to replace the Three Sisters. The upper portion of the beacon was painted red in 1940, to distinguish it from Highland and Chatham lights. A fourth-order Fresnel lens from the last of the Three Sisters was installed in the tower. The light was automated in 1955, and red and white aerobeacons replaced the Fresnel lens (now on display at the Salt Pond visitor's center in Eastham). Like Highland Light, Nauset Light was in danger of being lost to erosion. In 1993, the Coast Guard proposed decommissioning the light. The light was saved, however, by the Nauset Light Preservation Society, which financed a project to move the light further inland. By November 1996, the light stood adjacent to the keeper's house, just 25 feet from the edge of the cliff overlooking Nauset Beach. The light was moved away from the cliff to its present location shortly afterwards. It now serves as a private aid to navigation. In October/November of 1998, the keeper's house was also moved. The house was relocated to the same orientation relative to the lighthouse as the old site. As of April 1998 the keeper's house had stood a mere 27 feet from the eroding cliff. The house was donated to the National Park Service, and the donor given a 25-year lease. The house remains a private residence. The light received additional attention in 2005 - the tower was sandblasted, resealed and repainted. Rusted handrails were replaced. As of 2006, future plans call for restoration of the nearby oil house. References (see links) Lighthouses of Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket - Their History and Lore, Clark p. 87 The Lighthouses of New England, Snow pp. 266-267, 272 Massachusetts Lighthouses - A Pictorial Guide, Thompson pp. 70-71 New England Lighthouses, Roberts and Jones p. 70 Lighthouse of Massachusetts, Roberts and Jones pp. 56-57 Lighthouse Digest, January-February 2006 | MS0190/01-1.36#01 | |||||
| 8 |  | USA; MASSACHUSETTS | WRITTEN ON VERSO: NAUSET BEACH LIGHTHOUSE, EASTHAM, MASS., BUILT 1839, REBUILT 1923, 48 FEET HIGH | CURATOR NOTES: View of lighthouse and partial view of keepers house to left with grassy field. The current beacon at Eastham (originally built in 1887) was moved from Chatham in 1923 to replace the Three Sisters. The upper portion of the beacon was painted red in 1940, to distinguish it from Highland and Chatham lights. A fourth-order Fresnel lens from the last of the Three Sisters was installed in the tower. The light was automated in 1955, and red and white aerobeacons replaced the Fresnel lens (now on display at the Salt Pond visitor's center in Eastham). Like Highland Light, Nauset Light was in danger of being lost to erosion. In 1993, the Coast Guard proposed decommissioning the light. The light was saved, however, by the Nauset Light Preservation Society, which financed a project to move the light further inland. By November 1996, the light stood adjacent to the keeper's house, just 25 feet from the edge of the cliff overlooking Nauset Beach. The light was moved away from the cliff to its present location shortly afterwards. It now serves as a private aid to navigation. In October/November of 1998, the keeper's house was also moved. The house was relocated to the same orientation relative to the lighthouse as the old site. As of April 1998 the keeper's house had stood a mere 27 feet from the eroding cliff. The house was donated to the National Park Service, and the donor given a 25-year lease. The house remains a private residence. The light received additional attention in 2005 - the tower was sandblasted, resealed and repainted. Rusted handrails were replaced. As of 2006, future plans call for restoration of the nearby oil house. References (see links) Lighthouses of Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket - Their History and Lore, Clark p. 87 The Lighthouses of New England, Snow pp. 266-267, 272 Massachusetts Lighthouses - A Pictorial Guide, Thompson pp. 70-71 New England Lighthouses, Roberts and Jones p. 70 Lighthouse of Massachusetts, Roberts and Jones pp. 56-57 Lighthouse Digest, January-February 2006 | MS0190/01-1.36#06 | |||||
| 9 |  | USA; MASSACHUSETTS | WRITTEN ON VERSO: NAUSET BEACH LIGHTHOUSE, EASTHAM, MASS., BUILT 1839, REBUILT 1923, 48 FEET HIGH | CURATOR NOTES: View of lighthouse and keepers house on grassy hill. The current beacon at Eastham (originally built in 1887) was moved from Chatham in 1923 to replace the Three Sisters. The upper portion of the beacon was painted red in 1940, to distinguish it from Highland and Chatham lights. A fourth-order Fresnel lens from the last of the Three Sisters was installed in the tower. The light was automated in 1955, and red and white aerobeacons replaced the Fresnel lens (now on display at the Salt Pond visitor's center in Eastham). Like Highland Light, Nauset Light was in danger of being lost to erosion. In 1993, the Coast Guard proposed decommissioning the light. The light was saved, however, by the Nauset Light Preservation Society, which financed a project to move the light further inland. By November 1996, the light stood adjacent to the keeper's house, just 25 feet from the edge of the cliff overlooking Nauset Beach. The light was moved away from the cliff to its present location shortly afterwards. It now serves as a private aid to navigation. In October/November of 1998, the keeper's house was also moved. The house was relocated to the same orientation relative to the lighthouse as the old site. As of April 1998 the keeper's house had stood a mere 27 feet from the eroding cliff. The house was donated to the National Park Service, and the donor given a 25-year lease. The house remains a private residence. The light received additional attention in 2005 - the tower was sandblasted, resealed and repainted. Rusted handrails were replaced. As of 2006, future plans call for restoration of the nearby oil house. References (see links) Lighthouses of Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket - Their History and Lore, Clark p. 87 The Lighthouses of New England, Snow pp. 266-267, 272 Massachusetts Lighthouses - A Pictorial Guide, Thompson pp. 70-71 New England Lighthouses, Roberts and Jones p. 70 Lighthouse of Massachusetts, Roberts and Jones pp. 56-57 Lighthouse Digest, January-February 2006 | MS0190/01-1.36#04 | |||||
| 10 | No image URL. | Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)–History, Military–20th century. | Coast defenses–History–20th century. Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.); World War, 1939-1945–Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.). | The Chesapeake Bay at War! : __the Coastal Defenses of Chesapeake Bay During World War Two __by Terrance McGovern | LB100242 | |||||
| 11 |  | USA; MASSACHUSETTS | WRITTEN ON VERSO: NAUSET BEACH LIGHTHOUSE, EASTHAM, MASS., BUILT 1839, REBUILT 1923, 48 FEET HIGH | CURATOR NOTES: Close up view of lighthouse on rocky ground. The current beacon at Eastham (originally built in 1887) was moved from Chatham in 1923 to replace the Three Sisters. The upper portion of the beacon was painted red in 1940, to distinguish it from Highland and Chatham lights. A fourth-order Fresnel lens from the last of the Three Sisters was installed in the tower. The light was automated in 1955, and red and white aerobeacons replaced the Fresnel lens (now on display at the Salt Pond visitor's center in Eastham). Like Highland Light, Nauset Light was in danger of being lost to erosion. In 1993, the Coast Guard proposed decommissioning the light. The light was saved, however, by the Nauset Light Preservation Society, which financed a project to move the light further inland. By November 1996, the light stood adjacent to the keeper's house, just 25 feet from the edge of the cliff overlooking Nauset Beach. The light was moved away from the cliff to its present location shortly afterwards. It now serves as a private aid to navigation. In October/November of 1998, the keeper's house was also moved. The house was relocated to the same orientation relative to the lighthouse as the old site. As of April 1998 the keeper's house had stood a mere 27 feet from the eroding cliff. The house was donated to the National Park Service, and the donor given a 25-year lease. The house remains a private residence. The light received additional attention in 2005 - the tower was sandblasted, resealed and repainted. Rusted handrails were replaced. As of 2006, future plans call for restoration of the nearby oil house. References (see links) Lighthouses of Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket - Their History and Lore, Clark p. 87 The Lighthouses of New England, Snow pp. 266-267, 272 Massachusetts Lighthouses - A Pictorial Guide, Thompson pp. 70-71 New England Lighthouses, Roberts and Jones p. 70 Lighthouse of Massachusetts, Roberts and Jones pp. 56-57 Lighthouse Digest, January-February 2006 | MS0190/01-1.36#03 | |||||
| 12 | No image URL. | Newport paper ; no. 35. | Piracy–Prevention–Case studies; Maritime terrorism–Prevention–Case studies; Piracy–East Asia.; Piracy–South China Sea.; Piracy–South Asia.; Piracy–Southeast Asia.; Piracy–Africa. | "January 2010" T.p. verso. | LB94234 |
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