West Chop Lighthouse Marthas Vineyard
by Michelle Constantine
Title
West Chop Lighthouse Marthas Vineyard
Artist
Michelle Constantine
Medium
Photograph - Photography, Fine Art Photography, Photograph
Description
Two peninsulas, West Chop and East Chop mark the harbor at Vineyard Haven, on the north shore of Martha’s Vineyard. Vineyard Haven, once called Holmes Hole, was one of the earliest settlements on the island. The residents felt left out when a lighthouse was built on Cape Poge in 1801, at Edgartown harbor even though there was more ship traffic at Holmes Hole. Eventually they appealed to their congressman, John Reed, for a lighthouse to mark their harbor, and on March 3, 1817, Congress appropriated $5,000 for the Holmes Harbor lighthouse. The West Chop Lighthouse was automated in 1976 and remains an active aid to navigation. A fourth-order Fresnel lens is still in use in the lantern room. The house nearest the tower is used by the officer-in-charge of Coast Guard Station, and the second dwelling is used as a vacation house for military personnel.
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September 10th, 2018
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