The following references were utilized by Nancy S. Seasholes in preparing text for the Web pages associated with Boston Harbor Islands
lighthouses and other navigational aids, as well as historical use of
natural resources.
Arato, Christine, Margaret Coffin, Tracy Stakely and Patrick Eleey
2000 Draft Cultural Landscape Report for the Boston Harbor Islands. Volume II: Existing Conditions. U. S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation, Boston.
Boston Affiliates, Inc.
2003 Research Plan and Historic Context Statement, Boston Harbor Islands National Park Area. Prepared for the Island Alliance, Boston.
Boston City Document
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Boston Record Commissioners (B.R.C.)
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Cook, Lauren
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2007a Beavertail Light. New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide. http://lighthouse.cc/beavertail/history.html
2007b Boston Light. New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide. http://lighthouse.cc/boston/history.html
2007c Brant Point Light. New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide. http://lighthouse.cc/brant/history.html
2007d Broad Sound Channel Inner Range Lights. New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide. http://lighthouse.cc/broadsoundchannel/history.html
2007e Deer Island Light. New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide. http://lighthouse.cc/graves/history.html
2007f Graves Light. New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide. http://lighthouse.cc/newlondon/history.html
2007g Great Point Light. New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide. http://lighthouse.cc/greatpoint/history.html
2007h Long Island Head Light. New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide. http://lighthouse.cc/longislandhead/history.html
2007i Lovell’s Island Range Lights. New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide. http://lighthouse.cc/lovells/history.html
2007j Minots Ledge Light. New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide. http://lighthouse.cc/minots/history.html
2007k New London Harbor Light. New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide. http://lighthouse.cc/newlondon/history.html
2007l Narrows Light (Bug Light). New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide. http://lighthouse.cc/narrows/history.html
2007m Plum Island Light. New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide. http://lighthouse.cc/plumisland/history.html
2007n Plymouth Light. New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide. http://lighthouse.cc/plymouth/history.html
2007o Portsmouth Harbor Light. New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide. http://lighthouse.cc/portsmouth/history.html
2007p Spectacle Island Range Lights. New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide. http://lighthouse.cc/spectacle/history.html
2007q Thacher Island Twin Lights. New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide. http://lighthouse.cc/thacher/history.html
Department of Conservation and Recreation. Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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Klein, Christopher
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Lighthouse Friends
2001aMinots Ledge, MA. http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=474
2001bMorris Island, SC. http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=333
2001cSandy Hook, NJ. http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=378
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2008 Archeological Overview and Assessment of the Boston Harbor Islands National Park Area: Volume 1. Archaeological Services at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
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