9331b. DESTRUCTION OF THE IRON LIGHTHOUSE, ON MINOT ’S LEDGE, BOSTON HARBOR
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9331b. DESTRUCTION OF THE IRON LIGHTHOUSE, ON MINOT ’S LEDGE, BOSTON HARBOR
9331b. DESTRUCTION OF THE IRON LIGHTHOUSE, ON MINOT ’S LEDGE, BOSTON HARBOR . Gleason’s Pictorial Drawing Room Companion. July 12, 1851 . Superb half-page engraving of the 1850 iron lighthouse tower on Minot ’s Ledge as it topples over in the great gale. Included is a brief account of the great storm and the destruction of the iron lighthouse. In this interesting article, the author tells of Keeper Bennett who survived the gale by being off the light at the time, and who the next morning discovered, strewn about on the beach, fragments of the light tower. Killed in the storm were Keepers Joseph Wilson and Joseph Antonio, who maintained their post to the end. Most interesting is the authors description of the remains left after the storm. A most interesting early view of this tower and one of the very few done at the time. (VG). $68.