Today, the eroded island is an amazing place for a bit of exploration or a seaside picnic. Taken from the foundation of the abandoned Lighthouse.
Couple this with the famed Chequesset Inn which once stood a half mile from Mayo Beach and Wellfleet has more than its share of lost history. Or, we will sail to Billingsgate Island which is completely submerged at high tide but revealed at low. Billingsgate also acquired a reputation as rich territory for whaling, even sparking the pen of Henry David Thoreau to write stories about the island. Billingsgate Island Light ... Media in category "Billingsgate Island Lighthouse" The following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Masonry bricks, granite blocks and even old household objects can be discovered when Billingsgate Island reappears at low tide.
This island lies off of Jeremy Point, which is at the western tip of Great Island. “Billingsgate Island was originally settled as a fishing and whaling community. Note: The image was used in a July 23, 1970 newspaper article by David Hay: Billingsgate-The Island That Was. Billingsgate Island Light MA.JPG 454 × 368; 18 KB.
At its height in the early 19th century there were over thirty homes on Billingsgate Island; later it even had its own baseball team.
The location of the light was on Billingsgate Island (now submerged at hide tide). :
Back in the 1800′s a small village of houses was located on Billingsgate Island which once sat just outside Wellfleet Harbor. Local historians sometimes call it the Atlantis of Cape Cod. Billingsgate Lighthouse Cafe, located on Billingsgate Island in Cape Cod Bay is still operating with a little changes in its mode of service.
Strong storms and … Billingsgate Lighthouse, along with the island on which it stood no longer exists.
In 1822, a lighthouse was built on Billingsgate Island to guide vessels into Wellfleet Harbor, but some felt another beacon was needed on Mayo’s Beach at the head of Wellfleet Bay, a few miles to the north, to direct mariners to the wharf. New England Lighthouses. The nearest city is Wellfleet, MA.The station was first established in 1822.The final lighthouse was first lit in 1858.. Open to the Public? Billingsgate Lighthouse - W1548. Photo by Henry K. Cummings. Billingsgate Lighthouse.
Billingsgate: The Lost Cape Cod Island. One hundred and twenty years ago, this island, known as Billingsgate Island, was home to thirty-three homes, a schoolhouse, a factory and a lighthouse that marked the entrance to Wellfleet Harbor.