Aquinnah-Gayhead Lighthouse
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.
1. Rowenna, Gay Head – Aquinnah, 2. Ray Ellis, Gay Head Light, 3. Charles Danielson, Gay Head Lighthouse, 4. William Ross Searle, Gay Head Lighthouse
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1. Karen Larsen Turner, Beckoning Brakers, 2. James Lawless, Along Moshup Trail, 3. 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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