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Contest Photo - Cape Cod Lighthouse

For our 8/30 photo contest, we asked the name and location of the lighthouse in our contest photo (shown at right). 

The lighthouse is named Cape Cod Light and is commonly referred to as Highland Light by New Englanders.  It is located in Truro, Massachusetts, which is on the northeast part of Cape Cod, on the way to Provincetown. 

Cape Cod is a Mecca for lighthouse lovers and, of the 14+ lighthouses marking the Cape, Cape Cod Light has the distinction of being the oldest. The lighthouse was erected in 1797 after multiple shipwrecks and numerous fatalities finally prompted congress to designate the $8,000 in funds needed to construct a lighthouse. 

Cape Cod Light was enhanced and ultimately reconstructed over the years and by the 1930’s, it was considered the most powerful lighthouse on the east coast.

By the early 1990s, decades of erosion had eaten away at the coastline putting Cape Cod Light just over 100-feet from falling into the ocean and being lost forever. A committee formed within the Truro Historical Society that raised and received over $1,500,000 in charitable donations, state and federal grants. In July of 1996, the 404-ton, Cape Cod Light was successfully moved 453 feet back from where it once stood.

Congratulations to Alan and Elsie Saylor of Downingtown, PA who are the winners of the $25 gift card.  Their response was randomly selected from 17 correct responses.

Tags: Cape Cod Light, Highland Light, Lighthouse