1866 - Hog Island Shoal - Private boat provides light established.

A privately owned beacon-boat was stationed at Hog Island Shoal beginning in 1866; it was replaced by a lightship in 1886 and the present lighthouse in 1901. The lighthouse was renovated by the Coast Guard in 1995.

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