Jenny Lind Tower, Stone tower in North Truro, Massachusetts, United States
The seventy-foot stone structure features medieval-style battlements and stands near the Highland Light lighthouse along the Cape Cod National Seashore.
Railroad lawyer Henry M. Aldrich moved the tower brick by brick from Boston's Fitchburg Railroad Depot to North Truro in 1927 after purchasing it during demolition.
The tower bears the name of Swedish soprano Jenny Lind, who performed at the Fitchburg Railroad Depot during her 1850 American concert tour with P.T. Barnum.
Visitors can spot the tower from the nearby Federal Aviation Administration radar facility, though no direct road access exists to the structure.
Local tales connect the tower to the legend of Goody Hallett, known as the Witch of Wellfleet, whose spirit supposedly haunts the surrounding woods.
Location: Truro
Inception: 1847
Architects: George Minot Dexter
GPS coordinates: 42.03450,-70.05520
Latest update: May 16, 2025 20:18
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