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Looks like the light that used to be on Dumpling rock.

Sakonnett:confused:

next2nun is right. Do you know if the hurrican of 38 destroyed it and did you remove a big maple tree in your front yard? We go by there Mike.;)

Chit ???????????///:cool:

I'm pretty sure it was 38, no on the tree.

wHAT WAS THE SCAFFOLDING FOR?

The scaffolding is a crane system used to get personnel and supplies to the lighthouse.

Great shot Goose :)

Man, imagine living on that rock. all of my dreams come true.

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Me too! Looks like heaven to me. Your own private bass stand:D

(good to hear from you again BW...how goes it?)

I'll bet there were more than a few 50's caught right off that back porch there on the left.

Imagine being the keeper that day back in 38'

Octave Ponsart, later at Butler Flats, Cuttyhunk and West Chop, was keeper at Dumpling Rock in September 1938 when the worst hurricane in New England history hit. Ponsart and his family were just about to leave on their first vacation in several years, leaving the assistant keeper in charge. Their suitcases had already been placed in a dory when the wind suddenly picked up and the seas rose.

Ponsart and his assistant, Henry Fontineau, tried to secure the lighthouse tower, but the situation soon looked hopeless. The first floor of the house filled with water. Ponsart and his wife, daughter and niece, along with Fontineau and his wife, all went to an upstairs bedroom, leaving the station's dog, Rexeena, swimming on the first floor. Chunks of roof flew off and all the windows were quickly broken.

Suddenly there was a thunderous crash and a violent shaking of the house. Ponsart and Fontineau looked downstairs to find water almost to the ceiling. A huge piece of Dumpling Rock itself had been torn away and crashed through the living room wall. The boulder stayed in place partly inside the house, anchoring the dwelling to the rock. This lucky accident may have saved the lives of the keepers and their families as the house remained anchored throughout the storm. Emma Ponsart later said that the hymn, "Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me," held new meaning for her after that day.

wow, quite a story goose ! :eek:

things are good SMan. Head off to Vt tomorrow for a break. Kill, Stowe, Jay and back Monday night. Work is busy, had that awful Flu last week. Man I thought I had babesiosis. That was scarey...

Hope all is well with you on the Vineyard.

I can't believe it is less than 12 weeks to schoolie time.

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Goose, where are you getting this info? I love local history.

Its crazy to think someone would build on that small rock (http://www.lighthouse.cc/dumplingrock/history.html)

:D Thanks