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Then every single block for the lower portion was meticulously cut, dovetailed, and set in position on Government Island in Cohasset Harbor. THEN EVERY SINGLE BLOCK FOR THE LOWER PORTION WAS METICULOUSLY CUT DOVE TAILED AND SET IN POSITION ON GOVERNMENT ISLAND IN COHASSET HARBOR
the wrecks along the Cohasset coast were principally caused by the dangerous reefs spreading in either direction from what is known as Minot's Ledge, the necessity of a lighthouse on that spot was early evident, and the erecting of the present Minot's Light is one of the most romantic engineering enterprises of our coast history. The original structure was snapped off like a pikestaff in the great storm of 1851, and the present one of Quincy granite is the first of its kind in America to be built on a ledge awash at high tide and with no adjacent dry land. The tremendous difficulties were finally overcome, although in the year 1855 the work could be pursued for only a hundred and thirty hours, and the following year for only a hundred and fifty-seven. To read of the erection of this remarkable lighthouse reminds one of the building of Solomon's temple. The stone was selected with the utmost care, and the Quincy cutters declared that such chiseling had never before left the hand of man. E COHESSIC COAST WERE PRINCIPALLY CAUSED BY THE DANGEROUS REEFS SPREADING IN EITHER DIRECTION FROM WHAT IS KNOWN AS MINNOW'S LEDGE THE NECESSITY OF A LIGHTHOUSE ON THAT SPOT WAS EARLY EVIDENT AND THE ERECTING OF THE PRESENT MINO'S LIGHT IS ONE OF THE MOST ROMANTIC ENGINEERING ENTERPRISES OF OUR COAST HISTORY THE ORIGINAL STRUCTURE WAS SNAPPED OFF LIKE A PIKE STAFF IN THE GREAT STORM OF EIGHTEEN FIFTY ONE AND THE PRESENT ONE OF QUINCY GRANITE IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN AMERICA TO BE BUILT ON A LEDGE AWASH AT HIGH TIDE AND WITH NO ADJACENT DRY LAND THE TREMENDOUS DIFFICULTIES WERE FINALLY OVERCOME ALTHOUGH IN THE YEAR EIGHTEEN FIFTY FIVE THE WORK COULD BE PURSUED FOR ONLY A HUNDRED AND THIRTY HOURS AND THE FOLLOWING YEAR FOR ONLY A HUNDRED AND FIFTY SEVEN TO READ OF THE ERECTION OF THIS REMARKABLE LIGHTHOUSE REMINDS ONE OF THE BUILDING OF SOLOMON'S TEMPLE THE STONE WAS SELECTED WITH THE UTMOST CARE AND THE QUINCY CUTTERS DECLARED THAT SUCH CHISELING HAD NEVER BEFORE LEFT THE HAND OF MAN
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