Little Brewster
Wednesday, September 14, 2016 marked the 300th anniversary of Boston Light — the nation's first lighthouse — on Little Brewster Island, located about 9 miles East of downtown Boston.
The Light was manned with civilian "Keepers" until the U. S. Coast Guard took over the Lighthouse Service in 1941. The following years saw a Coast Guard crew manning the light until it was automated in 1989. Following the September 11, 2001 Islamic attack, the active duty Coast Guard personnel that had been assigned to the island were relocated to meet the needs of Homeland Security.
In September 2003, Sally Snowman was appointed as the new civilian keeper -- the first civilian keeper since the Coast Guard took over in 1941, and the first woman keeper in the lighthouse's long history.
Still an active Aid to Navigation, Boston Light has since received periodic maintenance, by off-site CG engineering personnel assigned to work with the civilian keeper, to ensure the facility is sufficiently maintained.
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