Scituate Light 2
by P Anthony Visco
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Title
Scituate Light 2
Artist
P Anthony Visco
Medium
Painting - Watercolor
Description
In the year 1810 the United States Congress voted to build a lighthouse at Scituate Harbor. The Light, of split granite blocks with a one and one half story house attached, was activated in 1811.
Captain Simeon Bates, was the first keeper of Scituate Lighthouse, During the War of 1812 the young daughters of the lighthouse keeper, prevented the British from sacking the town. They have gone down in history as 'The American Army of Two" and their courageous act has been recorded in many textbooks and story books.
The government added fifteen feet in height to the tower in 1827
The light was deactivated in 1860 with the construction of the new Minot’s Light to the north, and the lantern room removed. A minor beacon was kept at the end of the breakwater extending to the south from Cedar Point.
In 1916 the Town of Scituate purchased the lighthouse from the federal government, saving it from public auction. In 1930 the Town built a new lantern room atop the light, justifying it, even during the first year of the Great Depression, by stating that "a community is judged by the condition of its public buildings; therefore the lighthouse should be well kept and in pleasing looking condition."
In 1968 Town Meeting awarded custody and administration of the Lighthouse to the Scituate Historical Society, and in 1994 the light was relit for the first time in 134 years. In 2001 the Scituate Historical Society completed the Scituate Lighthouse Runway Exhibit, more than twenty graphic panels on the history of the lighthouse lining the walkway from the house to the tower.
In 2011 The Utility Room of the Cottage was renovated and it is now included on the tours. Community Preservation Act funds were put to good use as dangerous wiring was replaced and a new heating system installed. 20th century stories were confirmed in the process as well. In 2014 a new revetment was built to protect the Light. The history continues to grow at the most welcoming Lighthouse in the United States.
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