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Tag Archives: Thacher Island
An Outing to Thacher Island, 1906
Hard to say whether this serious-looking group is enjoying what must have been a day trip to Thacher Island. It looks like they might have just finished lunch, as there seems to be some sort of pot on the ground … Continue reading
Famous Twin Lights, Thatcher’s Island, 1905
This beautiful image of the Twin Lights on Thachers Island bears the inscription, “Copyright 1905, Martha H. Harvey, Annisquam.” I have another of Harvey’s images in a postcard from 1897 showing the Annisquam River. Note that the postcard also references … Continue reading
At Paradise Cliff, Rockport, Mass., c. 1910
This real-photo postcard shows the view from Paradise Cliff along Eden Road in Rockport. In the distance is Thacher Island and its twin lighthouses, while a schooner passes between the island and the shore. As I explained in an earlier … Continue reading
Thatchers Twin Lights, From Turks Head Inn, c. 1910
This undated postcard shows a view of the Twin Lights of Thacher Island as seen from the Turk’s Head Inn, which formerly stood at the location of the present-day Cape Hedge Inn. The inn was originally constructed in 1888 or … Continue reading
Cape Ann Light, Rockport, Mass., circa 1920
This postcard offers a somewhat unusual view of the Twin Lights of Thacher Island. Closest of the two is the southern lighthouse, which today is owned by the town of Rockport. The chimney sticking up just to the left of … Continue reading
Thatcher Island Lights from Turk’s Head Inn Piazza, c. 1918
As I’ve previously noted, the Turk’s Head Inn was long considered Rockport’s grandest hotel. No doubt, this view was part of its appeal. According to the caption, this picture is form the inn’s piazza, looking out over Loblolly Cove towards … Continue reading
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View from Straitsmouth Inn, Rockport, Mass., circa 1920
Last August, I put up a postcard showing a tennis court looking out towards Straitsmouth Island. I speculated that the tennis court was part of the old Straitsmouth Inn, on Gap Head Road off Marmion Way. Now, here is another … Continue reading
Thacher’s Island, Loblolly and Haskell’s Camp, Rockport, Mass., circa 1920
This view of Thacher Island and Loblolly Cove was probably looking out from somewhere in the vicinity of the old Turk’s Head Inn. As the caption says, it also shows Haskell’s Camp, although it is hard to make out here. … Continue reading
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Tagged Loblolly Cove, Rockport Photo Bureau, Thacher Island, Turk's Head Inn, Twin Lights
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The Northern Lighthouse on Thatcher’s Island, Rockport, Mass., circa 1920
Built in 1861, this is one of the twin lighthouses that stand on Thacher Island off the Rockport coast. Today, the north tower shown here is owned by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and maintained by the town of … Continue reading
Found on the Web: Loblolly Cove and the Twin Lights, c. 1890
This photograph from the early 1890s shows the twin lighthouses of Thacher Island, with Loblolly Cove in the foreground. It would have been taken from somewhere above where Eden Road runs today. According to this 1885 map of the area, … Continue reading
Vintage Rockport 