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Managing Organization:
U.S. Coast Guard
Notes:
The only other lighthouse in the U.S. with the same design as this one is Southwest Ledge Light in Connecticut.
Tower Height: 45
Height of Focal Plane: 50
Description of Tower: Rust-brown, cast iron tower with mansard roof on cast iron and concrete cylindrical caisson.
This light is operational
Date Established: 1874
Date Present Tower Built: 1877
Date Automated: 1973
Optics: 1874: Fourth order Fresnel lens, now solar powered modern optic.
Fog Signal: Automated horn.
Current Use: Active aid to navigation.
Open To Public? No.
Directions:
Accessible by boat only.
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