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Gay Head Lighthouse Gay Head Cliffs Gay Head, Massachusetts LIGHTHOUSELIGHTHOUS ESS OFOF MASSACHUSETTMASSACHUSETTSS THEMATICTHEMATIC GROUGROUPP NOMINATIONNOMINATION LIGHTHOUSELIGHTHOUSE INFORMATIOINFORMATIONN FORFORMM NUMBENUMBERR 1188 MASSACHUSETTSMASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAHISTORICALL COMMISSIOCOMMISSIONN 8080 BoyistoBoylstonn Street,Street, Boston,Boston, MMAA 0211602116 PHOTOGRAPHPHOTOGRAPH KEYKEY HISTORICHISTORIC NAME:NAME: GayGay HeadHea dLight Light VictoriVictoriaa DistefanoDiStefano - Martha'Martha'ss ^"'"^Vineyal'oWN:^ GaGayy HeaHeadd CommissionCommission - 5/19805/198 0 --------''--------- LOCATION:LOCATION; WesWestt endend ofof islandisland onon LighthoLi ghthoLi 1.1. 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