West Chop Lighthouse, Massachusetts

The last lighthouse on Martha’s Vineyard to be automated, the West Chop Lighthouse has guarded the entrance into Vineyard Haven Harbor since 1817.

The new tower was left its natural brick red color until it was painted white in 1899. An oil house was added to the station in 1895 to store the new kerosene illuminant.

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The new tower was left its natural brick red color until it was painted white in 1899. An oil house was added to the station in 1895 to store the new kerosene illuminant.

IMG_0302 West Chop Light

0302 West Chop Light