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Sandy Neck Light is a lighthouse on Sandy Neck, in
West Barnstable, Massachusetts West Barnstable is a seaside village in the northwestern part of the town of Barnstable, Massachusetts, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. Once devoted to agricultural pursuits, West Barnstable now is largely residential a ...
, at the entrance to
Barnstable Harbor Barnstable Harbor is a natural harbor located in Barnstable, Massachusetts Barnstable ( ) is a List of municipalities in Massachusetts, town in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the county seat of Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Barnstable ...
. It was first established in 1826. The current tower was built in 1857 and strengthened in the 1880s. It was discontinued in 1931, replaced by a skeleton tower, which was discontinued in 1952. The light was relit as a private aid to navigation in 2007.


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Lighthouses completed in 1826 Lighthouses completed in 1857 Buildings and structures in Barnstable, Massachusetts Lighthouses in Barnstable County, Massachusetts 1826 establishments in Massachusetts {{US-lighthouse-stub