Minot's Ledge Light, Massachusetts Bay, Massachusetts, circa 1910
- Subject
- Lighthouses
- Card type
- Lithograph
About this postcard
The card shows the granite tower of Minot's Ledge Light standing alone in open water, its lantern room and gallery ringed by a railing and a small landing platform projecting from the upper section. The light marks the dangerous Minot's Ledge rocks off Cohasset and Scituate in Massachusetts Bay; the present granite tower, designed by Barton S. Alexander, was completed in 1860 after the earlier iron-pile lighthouse was destroyed in a storm in 1851 with the loss of its keepers. It remains an active aid to navigation and is famed for its wave-swept setting.
Postcard Details
#44 Sparhawk St., Amesbury, MA
Postcard record
| Postmarked | Boston, MA |
|---|---|
| Publisher | The New England News Company |
| Condition | Good |
| Place addressed | Miss Charlotte S. Hascett, #44 Sparhawk St., Amesbury, MA |
| Place depicted | Minot's Ledge Light, Boston, MA |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902 |
| Notes | Thin white margin at edges; heavy scuffing/abrasion in the sky at left and light edge and corner wear. Postmark: BOSTON MASS SEP 9 7-PM 19__ (year illegible), with POST CARD slogan. Divided-back Poly-Chrome card printed in Germany; light corner/edge wear. |
Cite this card
Minot's Ledge Light, Massachusetts Bay, Massachusetts, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/minots-ledge-light-massachusetts-bay-massachusetts-circa-191. Accessed October 24, 2026.