1443. Claflin, James W. Lighthouses and Life-Saving Along Cape Cod. Arcadia. 2014.
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1443. Claflin, James W. Lighthouses and Life-Saving Along Cape Cod. Arcadia. 2014.
Filled with early images, many from private collections and never before published.
Read about the heroic 1952 rescue of the crews from the SS Pendleton and SS Fort Mercer, still considered today the most heroic small-boat rescues in Coast Guard history
Read about the lightship crews and their dangerous missions, guarding the shoals and coastline of Cape Cod
Read about the Momomoy Disaster, in which seven life-savers perished while attempting to rescue the crew of the barge Wadena.
Read about Nauset’s famous “Three Sisters” lighthouses, the only such lighthouse configuration in the country, why they were built and what became of them.
Read about the Chatham lights and why they were moved so often.
Read about the Old Harbor Life-Saving Station, who’s crew rescued 34 persons in the first five years of operation.
Read about the many changes at Race Point Light Station and its renewed importance today
1443. Claflin, James W. Lighthouses and Life-Saving Along Cape Cod. Arcadia. 2014. 128p. Soft wraps. With over 200 vintage photographs, this is the fourth volume in a series of photographic histories of lighthouses and lifesaving along the coasts of the United States by the author. For centuries, heroic men and women have guarded the treacherous yet beloved Cape Cod coastlines. From Provincetown to Chatham, Sandwich to Cuttyhunk, and many towns in between, residents have relied on the Atlantic for employment and nourishment. But Cape Cod has always been plagued with a shifting coastline that consistently defies mariners’ efforts to pass through Massachusetts waters. In 1792, as shipping increased, mariners petitioned for a sorely needed lighthouse. It was not until 1797 that the first lighthouse on Cape Cod was built at the Highlands in North Truro. More lights and rescue stations would follow as the seas claimed their toll. Many lightship stations were also established from Chatham through Nantucket Sound to mark the constantly changing sandbars submerged offshore—more than in any other spot along the US coastline. Today, as sea levels change and sands continue to shift, some of these historic stations have been lost or moved, while still others are preserved only in such photographs as these. This compact volume features over 200 early photographs dating from the 1870’s through the 1960’s, drawn from the author’s and other private collections, most never before published, and traces the history of these services through photos and text. (M). $21.99.
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