Island Art Gallery

Aquinnah-Gayhead Lighthouse

November 20th, 2008

AQUINNAH – Many year-round residents are descendants of the Wampanoag Indians who showed the colonial settlers how to kill whales, plant corn, and find clay for the early brickyards. Much later, these Aquinnah Indians were in great demand as boatsteerers in the whaling fleets.
The brilliant colors of the mile-long expanse of the Aquinnah Cliffs astonished early explorers and have continued to be a source of interest to scientists and visitors alike. One of the first revolving Lighthouses was erected atop the Cliffs in 1799.

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1. Rowenna, Gay Head – Aquinnah,  2. William Ross Searle, Gay Head Lighthouse

3. Karen Larson Turner, Beckoning Brakers.

1. James Lawless, Along Moshup Trail, 2. Kathryn Kleekamp, Aquinnah Light

Dick Sherman, Aerial Photography and Mimi Torchin Photography

Stacy Lankford Photography

Uta Photography and Judith Secco

Bob Pizaro, Lighthouses of Martha’s Vineyard

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