Chris Tanaka of WBZ Channel 4 visited the Newburyport Lighthouse ahead of Valentine’s Day for their news segment called “It Happens Here.”
NEWBURYPORT, Mass. — In Newburyport, Massachusetts the local lighthouse isn’t on the shore or on some remote cliff or island.
The Newburyport Rear Range Lighthouse, about an hour north of Boston, is actually downtown, at 61 ½ Water Street. “This goes back to 1873, in downtown Newburyport. It’s a range light, which is a little bit different than your normal lighthouse,” said Jay Hyland. He told WBZ-TV range lighthouses work in pairs, with a taller one and a shorter one. When aligned, the two lights help sailors and anyone at sea navigate tricky waters.
It’s expensive to maintain an abandoned lighthouse tower, but the society has found an ingenious way to raise money.
