On this site, 3,514 tons of Quincy granite were hewn into 1,079 dovetailed blocks with a final total weight of 2,367 tons. On the two circular forms seen here, the cut stones were carefully assembled to assure a perfect fit, then disassembled and transported to Minot's Ledge, where they were erected to form the 114-foot lighthouse that still stands. The Cohasset Historical Society restored it in 1967.

Photo: Roger W. Sinnott

Photo: Roger W. Sinnott

Photo: Roger W. Sinnott

Photo: Roger W. Sinnott

Photo: Roger W. Sinnott

Photo: Roger W. Sinnott

Photo: Roger W. Sinnott

Cohasset, Massachusetts · USA