Scituate Harbor Live Cam

Incorporated in 1636, Scituate is rich in history, heritage, character and charm. Now you can take a Pictorial Tour of this quaint New England seacoast town.

Old Ship As early as 1633 a fishing industry became important to Scituate. Boundless schools of mackerel surged along the coast. Scituate fishermen salted down their catch in the area at the foot of Front Street and shipped it all around the world with an output rising to 15,000 barrels a year.

Scituate Lighthouse -- In 1810, the United States Congress voted $4,000 to build a lighthouse at Scituate Harbor, which was activated in 1811. During the War of 1812 "The Army of Two"; Abigail and Rebecca Bates, daughters of the lighthouse keeper, prevented the British from sacking the town.