The Fate of Cape Cod
By A Mystery Man Writer
Last updated 16 Aug 2024
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The "bared and bended arm" of Massachusetts
Since 1857, Highland Light in Truro, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod, had sent out
its beacon — a symbol of certitude. But by 1996, the future of the 66-foot tall
tower was hardly certain at all. The structure sat on a stretch of coast that,
on average, cedes three feet of shoreline to the Atlantic each year. Just 110
feet away from an eroding cliff, the oldest lighthouse on the Cape was in danger
of plummeting to a historic death. Something had to be done
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As State Shrinks, Cape Cod Has Its Own Odd Crisis - The Provincetown Independent
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