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Nearest Town or City:	Duxbury Massachusetts United States
Location:	Gurnet Point, Plymouth Bay.
Managing Organization:	Project Gurnet and Bug Lights, Inc.
Website:	http://www.buglight.org
Notes:	The 1769 lights were the first twin lights in North America. When the first keeper, John Thomas, died in 1776, his wife Hannah became America's first woman lighthouse keeper. A cannonball fired by a British frigate is said to have pierced the lighthouse building during the American Revolution. In 1924 the northeast light was discontinued, ending 155 years of twin lights at the site. In 1998 the remaining lighthouse was moved 140 feet away from the eroding bluff. In 1999, the lighthouse was leased to Project Gurnet and Bug Lights, Inc.
Tower Height:	34
Description Tower:	Octagonal, pyramidal white wood tower with black and red cast iron lantern.
Operational:	Yes
Date Established:	1769
Date Present Tower Built:	1843
Current Use:	Active aid to navigation.
Open To Public:	No.
Directions:	The area of Duxbury known as the Gurnet is open to residents only, so Plymouth Light is best seen by boat. The Friends of the Boston Harbor Islands offer occasional cruises with views of the lighthouse; call (617) 781-4290 for details. Some of the cruises offered by Capt. John Boats in Plymouth include views of the lighthouse. Call (800) 242-2469 or email info@captjohn.com for information. The cruises leave from the State Pier next to the Mayflower II. The lighthouse may be opened to the public for a one-day open house during Duxbury's Opening of the Bay festival in late May; check with Project Gurnet and Bug Lights for details. Map It!
Characteristic Range:	Three white flashes every 30 seconds with a red sector.
Other Buildings:	1963 one story ranch-style keeper's house.
Date Automated:	1986
Optics:	1871: Fourth order Fresnel lens (now at Hull Lifesaving Museum in Hull, MA); now 190 mm, solar powered. The Fresnel lens is now on display at the Hull Lifesaving Museum. Call (781) 925-5433 for more information.
Height Focal Plane:	102
National Register:	Yes
Keepers:	John Thomas (1769-1776); Hannah Thomas (1776-c.1790); John Thomas (son, 1790-1812); Joseph Burges [Burgess ?] (1812-1851); Thomas Treble (1851-); William Sears, Milton Reamy, Edward S. Gorham, Henry L. Pingree; ? Higgins (c. 1904); Frank Allen Davis (1929-1946); BM1 William Miller (Coast Guard officer in charge c. 1957); BMC Earle B. Ashby (c. 1951); Al Readdy (Coast Guard, 1951); Lorne Bair (Coast Guard, 1979-1980); Joseph Robicheau (Coast Guard, December 1984 to March 1987).
Alternate Name1:	Gurnet Light
Email:	Cindyr0713@earthlink.net
Contact Address:	P.O. Box 2167
City:	Duxbury
State:	Massachusetts
Postal Code:	02331
Country:	United States
Tower Moved:	1998
Signal:	Daboll fog trumpet; now automatic fog horn with one blast every 15 seconds.
Earlier Towers:	1768-69 : House with two lanterns on roof (first

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