The National Register of Historic Places contains more than 85,000 sites, but only some 2,500 of them have been listed as National Historic Landmarks. New England is home to hundreds of these particularly significant structures, objects and places.
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The Great Seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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| MASSACHUSETTS Cape Ann Light Station, Rockport
Located on Thacher Island, this light station was established in 1771. The current lighthouses were constructed in 1861, and are aligned on a north-south axis.
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