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Near Boston, this is the oldest lighthouse in the USA—and you can enjoy a breathtaking view of the Boston Harbor from the top
On Little Brewster Island in Massachusetts Bay, Boston Light remains the oldest operating lighthouse in the United States, a landmark steeped in maritime history and a defining feature of the ...
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The oldest lighthouse in MA was the first in the country. Here's where it is
The oldest lighthouse in Massachusetts is over 300 years old. When the Massachusetts Bay Colony was first founded in 1630, the Puritans struggled from a scarcity of necessary survival goods which ...
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The Boston Harbor cleanup showed the power of the EPA — when it’s willing to use it
Just a few generations ago, Boston Harbor was known as the “dirtiest harbor in America“: It was murky and putrid-smelling, too toxic to swim in, pocked by floating garbage and so contaminated ...