early morning at Neds Point
early morning at Neds Point
Today I will share some shots from an early morning visit to neds Point in Mattapoisett MA, a neighboring town to New Bedford
I do love lighthouses and this is an easy one to visit near us, so I pop there probably at least one a month when I am getting out and about walking
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a little bit about the light house
Ned Point Light, as it is officially called, I believe is a historic lighthouse on Ned's Point Road in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts.
The lighthouse was built in 1838 at a cost of approximately $5,000, and was named after Ned Dexter, a local farmer. Supervised by a local builder, Leonard Hammond, the lighthouse was constructed with a birdcage-style lantern similar to Bird Island Light found in Marion, Massachusetts.
All the stone used for the construction of the lighthouse was locally sourced, with most of it originating from nearby beaches.
Inside, Which I didn't get to see, are 32 granite steps that are cantilevered to the outside wall without the use of mortar. The original lantern used 11 whale oil lamps, each with its own parabolic reflector. And like other lighthouses I have read up on around here the Whale oil no doubt came from the New Bedford Whaling ships.
The Great Blizzard of 1888 significantly damaged the keeper's stone house, resulting in it being demolished and the building of a wooden replacement.
Following modernization in 1961, the lighthouse was reactivated in 1961 with its current 6-second isophase.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
and in addition to the Lighthouse there is this beach at this spot, a nice spot to catch the sunrise over the water
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the lighthouse from another angle
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and back looking over the water, thats quite often how I do it when I visit this spot walking loops around the grene area, stopping for shot sof both the lighthouse and over the water
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and another shot of the lighthouse to finish out this post
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And that’s all folks
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Wow! So much history in this fascinating place! Thank you for sharing it with us!
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What a beautiful time of day to be there, the morning blue followed by the sunrise. Awesome shots! Lighthouses are always such cool structures, and that one has some great history attached to it. I can see why you like heading there to walk, it's beautiful!
I do love the early morning blues, and lighthouses, may prepare some for a futur eMono mondya post
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Imagine spend 2 hours sitting, just enjoying the soft green grass and feeling the wind in your face.
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