Minots Ledge

Minots Ledge

Minot's Ledge, also known as the Cohasset Rocks, is a reef off the harbor of Cohasset, Massachusetts, 15 miles (24 kilometers) southeast of Boston, Massachusetts. It is the site of the Minot's Ledge Light which is considered one of the most significant American engineering achievements of the 19th Century.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition, p. 746.

References

  • Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition. Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam-Webster, Incorporated, 1997. ISBN -0-87779-5460-0.

Coordinates: 42°16′10.30″N 70°45′33.18″W / 42.269528°N 70.7592167°W / 42.269528; -70.7592167



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