Deborah & William Hillyard
Deborah & William Hillyard
Deborah & William Hillyard
Deborah & William Hillyard
Deborah & William Hillyard

Vacations -

Lighthouses

Highland Lighthouse, Cape Cod, MA

This is the Highland Lighthouse near Truro on the northen tip of Cape Code.  The original, completed in 1797, was the first lighthouse on Cape Cod, and was a wooden structure.  This was replaced by a more sturdy brick structure in 1833.  By 1857, the lighthouse had become unsafe, so another was built that remains today.  Over the years, the lighting was replaced many times, and the current VRB-25 system was installed in 1998.  Prior to this, in 1996, the lighthouse was moved 450 feet west to its current location due to the cliff face eroding.  It is now on the Highland Golf Course. 
The Highland House Museum next to the lighthouse .  Built at the end of the 19th century, it was originally an hotel.  The contents cover the period from the 17th to the early 20th century. 
The plaque on this rock commemorates the move to the west in 1996.  Click to enlarge, and see a close-up.

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This is the Jenny Lind Tower that is visible from the lighthouse.  Originally it was part of the Fitchburg Railway depot in Boston.  A wealthy lawyer, and fan of Jenny Lind, Henry Aldrich moved it to the Cape Cod location in 1927 when the Fitchburg Railway depot was demolished. 
The cliffs near the lighthouse have eroded at an alarming rate of several feet every year. 
The Swedish opera singer, Jenny Lind, is believed to have sung from the tower, between 1850 and 1852, when it was still in Boston, to fans who had been unable to get in to her concert. 
This plaque commemorates the sinking of the Steamer Portland in 1898 with the loss of all 176 passengers. 
Jenny Lind Tower
Commemerative Plaques
The Museum
& The Cliffs