Where is billingsgate island

Some of the original homes that were floated to shore are still standing and known as the Billingsgate Cottages. Check out this podcast episode by Mel Tulin about a visit to the island here. Posted in Massachusetts Nature July 04, by Sophia. During these uncertain times, please keep safety in mind and consider adding destinations to your bucket list to visit at a later date.

Wikimedia Commons. Massachusetts In Your Inbox spinner. Thank you! You will receive your first email soon. The third Billingsgate Lighthouse. In , the Lighthouse Board tried to delay the inevitable by building 1, feet of jetties and bulkheads around the island.

Thomas K. Payne was keeper and On January 26, , Payne wrote in the log: [We] have had a ten days gale. West shore of island washed away very much.

In the same year, he wrote: [We have] changed from lard oil to kerosene. I like burning kerosene very much. In a article, Earle G. Rich recalled visiting the lighthouse around , when George Bailey was keeper. Bailey had a foot double-ender boat, made on Cape Cod in Orleans, that he used to go to Wellfleet for supplies. The boat was equipped with a horsepower gasoline engine. Rich and his brother were thrilled when the keeper invited them to accompany him on a trip to town.

He always tied his boat up at a location in Wellfleet known as Puddle Dock. There was even a schoolhouse for a while, and a restaurant and shop for summer visitors. Some of the homes on the island were floated across the bay and relocated in Eastham and Wellfleet. As the island dwindled in size, the keeper and his family were eventually the only year-round residents.

The island was still frequented by plenty of visitors in summer, and was a favorite place for clambakes. By the s, the island was submerged, turning Billingsgate Island into Billingsgate Shoal. Read More. While many are drawn to the area for its beaches and Home Blog Wellfleet. Back to Blog Posts Prev Next. Tags: Wellfleet , Historic , Billingsgate. Post a Comment To post a comment about this blog entry, click here.