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Managing Organization:
U.S. Coast Guard
Notes:
This is the second oldest cast iron, "spark plug" type lighthouse in the U.S. (after Duxbury Pier Light in Massachusetts).
Tower Height: 35
Description of Tower: Lantern on top of red, cylindrical cast iron tower on concrete and cast iron caisson.
This light is operational
Date Established: 1873
Date Present Tower Built: 1873
Date Automated: 1964
Optics: 1873: Fourth order Fresnel lens, now 250 mm solar powered optic.
Current Use: Active aid to navigation
Open To Public? No.
Directions:
Accessible by boat only. The range lights can be seen distantly from North Point State Park.
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