timeline of the hospital point

By Alyssawp66
  • - It’s believed a watch house was previously located there

    - It’s believed a watch house was previously located there

  • The area was the site of an earthwork fort when the British ship Nautilus fired on the town

  • smallpox hospital built there

  • The hospital, used as a barracks in the War.

  • The hospital that was used as a barracks in the War of 1812 burned down

  • The Lighthouse Board requested funds "to complete the lighting" of Salem Harbor

    The Lighthouse Board requested funds "to complete the lighting" of Salem Harbor

  • was appropriated by Congress “to complete the lighting.”

  • A temporary light was exhibited at Hospital Point

  • a 45-foot- square brick lighthouse and adjacent two-story keeper's house were completed.

    a 45-foot- square brick lighthouse and adjacent two-story keeper's house were completed.

  • Joseph Henry Herrick (the longest serving keeper at hospital point served in the military.

  • Joseph Henry Herrick ended his service in the military.

  • the lighthouse officially became the Hospital Point Range Front Light

  • The lighthouse was automated