East Chop Lighthouse (Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts) from the Celebrity Summit - Ten Night Bermuda and Charleston Cruise - May 16th, 2023
On our way to Martha's Vineyard on our first day at sea, we passed the beautiful East Chop Lighthouse on the morning of May 16th, 2023. The lighthouse is near Oak Bluffs (our port in Martha's Vineyard) and is located in the town of Vineyard Haven at 229 East Chop Drive. It is located just north of Oak Bluffs Martha's Vineyard on the Vineyard Sound. Not surprisingly, it is near the West Chop Lighthouse (pictures later). From the National Park Service - "East Chop Light is locally known as Telegraph Hill Light. Designated "East Chop" on maps as early as 1646, the word "chop" was used by the English to signify the entrance to a channel. Captain Silas Daggett erected a private aid to navigation at the current lighthouse site to guide mariners into Vineyard Haven Harbor in 1869. Destroyed by fire in 1871, it was rebuilt as a tower rising from the roof of a house. In 1878, the Lighthouse Board purchased the property from Captain Daggett and replaced the private aid with a new keeper's dwelling and the present light tower. The 40-foot tall, cast-iron, conical tower remains at its original location." One of five lighthouses I saw from the Celebrity Summit on the morning of the 16th! On board the Celebrity Summit for the Ten Night Bermuda & Charleston, SC Cruise (May 15 through May 25, 2023). The cruise embarks from Cape Liberty (Bayonne, NJ) with an additional stop at Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.
East Chop Lighthouse (Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts) from the Celebrity Summit - Ten Night Bermuda and Charleston Cruise - May 16th, 2023
On our way to Martha's Vineyard on our first day at sea, we passed the beautiful East Chop Lighthouse on the morning of May 16th, 2023. The lighthouse is near Oak Bluffs (our port in Martha's Vineyard) and is located in the town of Vineyard Haven at 229 East Chop Drive. It is located just north of Oak Bluffs Martha's Vineyard on the Vineyard Sound. Not surprisingly, it is near the West Chop Lighthouse (pictures later). From the National Park Service - "East Chop Light is locally known as Telegraph Hill Light. Designated "East Chop" on maps as early as 1646, the word "chop" was used by the English to signify the entrance to a channel. Captain Silas Daggett erected a private aid to navigation at the current lighthouse site to guide mariners into Vineyard Haven Harbor in 1869. Destroyed by fire in 1871, it was rebuilt as a tower rising from the roof of a house. In 1878, the Lighthouse Board purchased the property from Captain Daggett and replaced the private aid with a new keeper's dwelling and the present light tower. The 40-foot tall, cast-iron, conical tower remains at its original location." One of five lighthouses I saw from the Celebrity Summit on the morning of the 16th! On board the Celebrity Summit for the Ten Night Bermuda & Charleston, SC Cruise (May 15 through May 25, 2023). The cruise embarks from Cape Liberty (Bayonne, NJ) with an additional stop at Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.