She glanced at the Three Sisters of Nauset. The near-identical lighthouses had white cedar shakes that flared like petticoats. Their lanterns resembled black pillbox hats. They were Mom’s favorites of the fourteen lights on Cape Cod. In 1837, three almost identical lighthouses were built along the northeast shore of Cape Cod. They were replaced in 1892 because the advancing cliff erosion threatened to plunge them into the Atlantic Ocean. The new wooden lights had a whitewashed base and a black lantern resembling women wearing a white dress and bonnet. The Three Sisters lighthouses are now enjoying retirement in a field near their original location.
