Nauset Beach Light Station

Historical marker location:

120 Nauset Beach Rd, Eastham, Massachusetts

( Marker is on Nauset Beach Rd, 0.2 miles north of Cable Rd., on the left when traveling north.)

a Shifting Landmark.

The Great Boston Fire of 1872 was one of the most destructive fires in American history. It destroyed 65 acres of downtown Boston, including 776 buildings and caused $73.5 million in damage (equivalent to over $1.5 billion today).