LOCATION FILE
Boston Light
FOLLOWBoston, MA
DIRECTIONS →Access is limited. Check hours, permits or bookings before you go.
OVERVIEW
The first lighthouse in what became the United States, first lit in 1716 on Little Brewster Island; its first keeper, George Worthylake, drowned with five others off the island in 1718, a tragedy Benjamin Franklin memorialized in a ballad.
REPORTED ACTIVITY
Keepers and visitors have long reported a lingering presence taken to be a former keeper, with unexplained sounds and sightings on the island.
VISITING
On a Boston Harbor island; accessible by seasonal boat tours.
SITE PLAN
UPLOAD A PLANNo plan on file yet.
A plan of the building or grounds is what a second team opens on a phone in the dark. Going there? Volunteer to map it, then upload your plan.
EXTERNAL RESOURCES
Curated references and articles coming soon.
INVESTIGATION RECORD
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No group has logged an investigation here yet.
HISTORICAL RECORD · 0 CITED ENTRIES
SIGN IN TO CONTRIBUTENo cited entries yet. Deeds, newspaper reports, census lines, photographs, ledgers — anything with a source.
COMMUNITY EVIDENCE
SIGN IN TO VIEWEvidence filed at this location — photos, recordings, documents, notes — is visible to signed-in investigators.
GROUP FINDINGS