'Hope and trust'

Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse within Fort Constitution, in New Castle, N.H., now best known as a rich summer-resort town.

“Lighthouses, from ancient times, have fascinated and intrigued members of the human race. There is something about a lighted beacon that suggests hope and trust and appeals to the better instincts of mankind.’’

— Edward Rowe Snow (1902-1982), New England coastal historian, in his book Famous Lighthouses of New England (1945)

And that was before they cleaned it up

Spectacle island in Boston Harbor. Behind it is Thompson Island.

— Photo by Don Searls

“America, the new world, compares in glamour and romance with the old, and Boston Harbor is one of the most delightful places in America.

— From The Islands of Boston Harbor (1935), by Edward Rowe Snow (1902-82), historian and prolific author.

Edward Rowe Snow memorial plaque on Georges Island, in Boston Harbor

Georges Island is dominated by Fort Warren, built in 1833-61.