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Plymouth Light
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The Plymouth(Gurnet)Lighthouse was first established in 1768 by the Massachusetts legislature.In 1606 Champlain landed here and watched the Indians fishing for cod with fishhooks made of wood.It is a wooden structure that is 39 feet high and 102 feet above the sea.It has 700,000 candle power and can be seen for up to 16 miles.The lighthouse was automated in 1986 and is located on the 7 mile long peninsula that stretches through Duxbury and Plymouth.

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