Cape Cod’s Three Sisters Lighthouses
Three Sisters Lighthouses
This morning, thanks to an article in the Cape Cod Times, I learned the significance, and recent history of, the Three Sisters Lighthouses in Eastham. The lighthouses earned the Nauset station the reputation as the only one in the country with three towers. The towers seemed doomed to extinction after the turn of the century, when erosion threatened to tumble them into the sea. The central tower was relocated in 1911, and the other two were sold and moved, becoming additions to summer cottages. The third tower eventually followed that same fate. Over the years the National Park Service acquired them and moved them all back to their current site, a quarter of a mile from their original home. Many of our guests are curious lighthouse seekers, so we provide them with a map to the remaining lighthouses on Cape Cod, and advise them which ones are open to the public for touring. Our favorite is Highland Light in Truro where we met a fascinating docent, well-versed in the minutiae of lighthouse lore. See our full post about Cape Cod Lighthouses. And check out our new Cape Cod Lighthouse map.