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📜 History & landmarks · Lighthouse

Wing's Neck Light

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A lighthouse in Pocasset. The nearest other place is 18 min walk away. One of 2 history & landmarks in Pocasset.

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On the National Register since 1987

Wing's Neck Light

Wing's Neck Light

Wing's Neck Light was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jun 15, 1987. It is significant for its engineering, transportation, architecture and maritime history at the state level. It was listed as part of Lighthouses of Massachusetts TR.

The Wing's Neck Light is a historic lighthouse in the Pocasset village of Bourne, Massachusetts. It is located on Wing's Neck Road at the end of Wing's Neck, a peninsula between Pocasset Harbor and the Hog Island Channel, which provides access to the Cape Cod Canal. The first lighthouse was built in the site in 1849; it was a stone keeper's house with a wood-frame tower above, and was destroyed by fire in 1878. T…

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(617) 899-5063
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http://wingsnecklighthouse.org/
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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0). Changes go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Building history: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places.

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