The Palmers Island Lighthouse
As I have shown and mentioned in a few posts I do a lot of walks on the Harbor walk here in New Bedford and most of the shots focus on the Main harbor walk with the paved walkway, but I often walk out the other way to where the Hurricane Barrier finished on the New Bedford side, with a small opening for boats to pass before the Fairhaven Barrier all starts.
On this part of the walk you can see the Palmers Island Lighthouse which will be the focus of this post.
Here it is, with a catamaran anchored in front of it Which made me think of @rossfletcher who recently shares some shots of a catamaran he saw
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Now a little about the lighthouse, it was built on the northern point of the island for $1,951 by Charles M. Pierce, a mason.
Can you imagine how much it would cost to build something similar these days
Now I mentioned the island which is Palmers Island which I will share a shot of in a future post and talk about for this post I am focusing on the Lighthouse.
It was first lighted on August 30, 1849, by William Sherman who was the keeper. The 24-foot tower was built of rubblestone, with wooden windows and floors.
Seeing how old it is I thought a couple of Mono shots were appropriate.
As with many lighthouses in that era the lamps were fueled by New Bedford whale oil
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As you can see the lighthouse still remains but some other buildings buildings including a keeper's dwelling and an enclosed walkway (1849), a fog signal building (1900) and an oil house (1905) were destroyed by the Hurricane of 1938., which in part led to building the Hurricane barrier wall which was built in 1963
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Over the years the lighthouse suffered from vandalism, but was eventually bought by the City of New Bedford and they restored it including relighting it in 1999
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Whenever I see a lighthouse I think of them as a beacon of light, and see them as a reminder that in our lifes we should strive to be a beacon of light to those around us, especially in the dark times around the world these days
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Great shots! I especially like the more sepia toned one, it looks like it could have been taken in the 1850s or 60s. My wife and I haven’t been out in your neck of the woods since the kids were small and we did Cape Cod a couple of summers. When we go to Mass, we do Cape Ann or Lowell (for the quilters museum). Missed going all last year. !pizza !wine
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Thanks, thats what I was going for with that one :)
I havent been to cape Ann, well only having moved here last year a lot of places we havent been yet but hope to explore more
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The mono shots look great and they show the age of the lighthouse, as you say, but I do like the last photo most - it looks so calm and peaceful, almost like from a dream 😊
Yep, we need some beacons of light, especially in these times.
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Morning my friend thanks fir the visit and kind words
I hope your weekend is going well watching a potential hurricane heading our way with luck it’s turning and we will miss the worst of it
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I'm working today and night, but it's an easy day and I can do a lot of photo editing 😁
I hope the hurricane makes a turn before it reaches your town - I have seen in many videos how much power they have and what they can destroy.
Well that’s good you can do editing
I think it’s going to turn so it’s looking better for us
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These are good news and hopefully it stays that way.
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ohhhhhhh the mono.... yes
both of those are just hauntingly beautiful and reminiscent of another time!!!
and i thought they were my favorite (and still m ight be??? hahaha i can't tell)
but that last one with the beautiful vignette .... i'm a sucker for vignette hehehe
sometimes i like it when its really pronounced - but other times - i love the illusion of it... almost so light that you don't see it. but your brain recognizes that its there - and give you the feel of being pulled in.
that's what i see in that one! hehehehe so beautiful
good morning my friend! I hope your day is starting off so nice :)
Good morning I to am a sucker for vignettes and often add the either very subtle or pronounced
Yes day is starting well the hurricane heading our way has turned a bit and if it stays in that track we will not be hit to hard
I hope your weekend is starting well
ohhhhhhh yes - i heard about that.
man - they are no fun when they come too close - but they do get some pretty lightning storms and such when they are a safe distance away
please be safe!!!
Will do I am playing it safe bringing in the outdoor furniture just in case I think it will be fine
have you ever seen the gif mocking the little tremors here in Cali that we get. when the media makes a big deal out of the tiny earthquakes hehehe
your comment about the outdoor furniture reminded me of it and gave me a giggle... though i'm sure you will have to practically nail yours to the ground when a hurricane passes through! LOL
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Lol funnily enough I have seen that and I was thinking about it as I moved things lol
hahahahahaha nice to see we are still twins LOL
Very true, Lighthouse is a symbol of direction and telling someone how to stay safe. I was just wondering how effectively you showed the same lighthouse in different colors and shades.
Thanks so much have a great day
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I love that it's still a working lighthouse after so long! I wonder what Mr.Pierce would say :) ....
I am sure he would be very happy
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Beautiful images. There is an old world charm about lighthouses. Yeah, it does seem to beckon us to be a beacon of light to the world.
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Nice shot the atmosphere looks calm and peaceful..you can tell from the pictures that how beautiful the pictures are.....
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