The lighthouses of the South Shore

Take a look at photos of other lighthouses in the South Shore. At left: 150 years ago, workers completed the painstaking construction of Minot's Ledge Light off the coast of Cohasset and Scituate. It still stands stoically today, a lonely monument surrounded by seawater, warning mariners of the hidden rocky ledge that caused so many shipwrecks long ago.
John Tlumacki/Globe Staff
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Take a look at photos of other lighthouses in the South Shore.

At left: 150 years ago, workers completed the painstaking construction of Minot's Ledge Light off the coast of Cohasset and Scituate. It still stands stoically today, a lonely monument surrounded by seawater, warning mariners of the hidden rocky ledge that caused so many shipwrecks long ago.