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Minots Ledge Station History (1851-1860)
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Location & historical notes: Southerly from the entrance to Boston Harbor, the station was located seaward (0.8miles - 360 degrees) from Minots Ledge Lighthouse to serve as a temporary replacement for the steel skeleton lighthouse destroyed during a storm in 1851.
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Lightships assigned:
1851 - ?: Steam tug R.B. Forbes (No information available.)
1851 - 1854: "N"
1854-1860: LV-7
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