Minot's Ledge, also known as the Cohasset Rocks, is a
reef off the
harbor of
Cohasset,
Massachusetts, 15 miles (24 kilometers) southeast of
Boston, Massachusetts. It is the site of the
Minot's Ledge Light, completed in 1860 and considered one of the most significant American engineering achievements of the 19th century. It was constructed by installing pins through tons of granite blocks into the rocks beneath to form the 40-foot base of the tower.
The lighthouse is still operating. It is located within the Town of
Scituate
Scituate is the name of some communities in New England in the United States:
*Brunswick, Maine, formerly named Scituate
*Scituate, Massachusetts, a New England town
**Scituate (CDP), Massachusetts, an area in the town of Scituate
*Scituate, Rhode ...
, in
Plymouth County.
References
Sources
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Cohasset, Massachusetts
Landforms of Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Landforms of Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Reefs of the Atlantic Ocean
Reefs of the United States
Scituate, Massachusetts
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