Lighthouse Explorer Database ... Mayo Beach Light

07/11/04 10:46 PM

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Name: Mayo Beach Light

Nearest Town or City:
Wellfleet, Massachusetts, United States

Location: Wellfleet Bay, Cape Cod.

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Notes:
The original 1838 Mayo Beach Lighthouse was a keeper's house with the lantern on the roof. A new cast iron tower and wood frame keeper's house were built in 1881. The tower was torn down in 1939. The keeper's house is now a private residence. The oil house also still stands.

This light is not operational

Earlier Towers?
1838: Lantern on roof of keeper's house, 36 feet above sea level; 1881: White, conical cast iron tower.

Date Established: 1838

Date Deactivated: 1922

Optics: 1857: ? order Fresnel lens.

Current Use: Tower destroyed; keeper's house is private home.

Open To Public? No.

Directions:
The keeper's house can be seen at Mayo Beach inm Wellfleet, but keep in mind that it is a private residence and do not trespass on the property.

Keepers: Joseph Holbrook (1838-?); William Atwood (1865-1876, died in service); Sarah Atwood (1876-1891), Charles Turner (c. 1891-1922).