Lighthouse Explorer Database ... Billingsgate ...

01/10/05 10:47 PM

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Name: Billingsgate Light

Also known as: Billingsgate Island Light

Nearest Town or City:
Wellfleet, Massachusetts, United States

Location: Billingsgate Island, Cape Cod Bay.

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Notes:
Billingsgate Island off Wellfleet eroded away over the years; it totally disappeared by 1942. Today Billingsgate Shoal is marked by a buoy.

This light is not operational

Earlier Towers?
1822: Brick tower; 1858: Second brick tower.

Date Established: 1822

Date Deactivated: 1922

Optics: 1822: Eight lamps and reflectors; 1857: ? Order Fresnel lens.

Current Use: Destroyed.

Keepers: William Moore (1822-?); Herman Dill (?-1876, died in service); Thomas K. Payne (1876-1884); J. W. Ingals (1884-1892).