Photos from Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States, North America - page 3

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Lighthouse fresnel lens, an early 1800s French invention.

Sankaty Head Lighthouse 1850 was located too close to receding cliffs, so was moved about 400 feet inland (an incredibly complex operation) in 2007.

Side view, presented as a 19th century daguerrotype.

Jethro Coffin house 1685, the oldest one on the island.

At the end of this short street, through a manicured archway, is the home of the late General Douglas Macarthur of WW2, post-war Japan, and Korean War renown.

We ate very well at this restaurant.

Residence with a garden, on a side street of “better” homes, across from a venerable old church.

Congregationalist Church 1834

St Mary's Catholic church 1897

Methodist church 1823

Pacific National bank 1818

a classy hotel

This is the town's famous main intersection.

Touristy stuff, including the famous salt-water taffy and chocolate coated cranberries.

in front of a high-end shop.

This is the classy name for a top-of-the-line men's clothing store.

the rest of the world. Whalers from Nantucket roamed the seven seas in search of their prey, and were gone for months on end.

original street lamps converted for electricity. Reminds me of the song “The Old Lamp Lighter”

merchants since 1796 !

a venerable old building

Main Street (1697) was paved with cobblesones imported from the mainland in 1837. Note the grey cedar shakes, one of only two materials allowed.

Entering Main Street, with its elms over 150 years old

cute little boat

the island

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