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United States Lighthouse Society Podcast Features Overfalls

Posted on October 11, 2024 (January 24, 2025)

Jeremy D’Entremont with the United States Lighthouse Society hosts the weekly Light Hearted Podcast. Light Hearted Episode number 298 takes a look at the history of Overfalls and features an […]

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Monomoy Lifeboat Restoration

Posted on October 11, 2024 (October 11, 2024)

Keeping an 80 year old wooden boat in working condition is an ongoing project. Our Monomoy lifeboat is kept in great condition by a dedicated group of volunteers who maintain […]

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Overfalls Has New Life Rings

Posted on August 4, 2024 (August 8, 2024)

If you come for a visit to Overfalls this summer, check out the new life rings we have onboard! They are located on the upper or “weather” deck. The previous […]

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The 1934 Sinking of the Nantucket Lightship

Posted on March 24, 2024 (March 28, 2024)

Ninety years ago the ocean liner Olympic rammed and sunk the Nantucket lightship Sinking of the Nantucket lightship video […]

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Man Overboard Lights

Posted on December 10, 2023 (August 4, 2024)

There are several life rings located on the Overfalls weather deck. These rings were to be tossed to someone who had fallen overboard. Right beside each life ring is something […]

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So What Kind of Clock Is That?

Posted on September 20, 2023 (September 20, 2023)

Located above the helm on Overfalls, this is a 24 hour Chelsea Clock. The United States military uses 24 hour timekeeping because it make it easier to differentiate between AM […]

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Come for a visit this summer!

Posted on April 21, 2023 (April 21, 2023)

85 Years of History Video […]

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What on earth is that?

Posted on April 21, 2023 (September 20, 2023)

CP-95/PD This is an artifact from the Cold War and was on LV118 when she arrived in Lewes in 1973. The CP-95/PD (commonly called a Radiac unit) was used to […]

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