On September 14; 1716; Boston Light became the first lighthouse established in Colonial America. With many ships floundering in the treacherous waters of the Massachusetts harbor; there was a great need for navigational aid. At night and during storms; it was difficult to discern the entrance to the main shipping channel of Nantasket Roads; situated between the Brewster islands and the town of Hull. The ledges had become a graveyard for ships; resulting in great loss to human life and cargo�a deterrent to European colonization efforts. Ship captains and merchants petitioned the colonial government for a lighthouse to be erected on Little Brewster Island as a way of safe passage to the inner harbor. Three hundred years later; Boston Light continues to serve its purpose. Today; the lighthouse is protected by an ever-present Coast Guard civilian keeper and a cadre of specially trained Coast Guard Auxiliary volunteer assistant keepers.
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