Newburyport Harbor Light
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The current tower, built in 1898. U.S. Coast Guard photo | |
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Location | Northern Blvd., Newburyport, Massachusetts |
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Coordinates | 42°48′54.83″N 70°49′8.18″W / 42.8152306°N 70.8189389°WCoordinates: 42°48′54.83″N 70°49′8.18″W / 42.8152306°N 70.8189389°W |
Constructed | 1788 |
Foundation | Concrete (originally wood) |
Construction | Wood |
Automated | 1951 |
Shape | Conical |
Markings | White with black lantern |
Fog signal | none |
Light | |
First lit | 1898 (current structure) |
Focal height | 50 feet (15 m) |
Lens | 4th order Fresnel Lens |
Range | 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) |
Characteristic | Oc (2) G 15s |
Newburyport Harbor Light | |
Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
MPS | Lighthouses of Massachusetts TR |
NRHP reference No. | 87001485[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 15, 1987 |
The Newburyport Harbor Light, also known as Plum Island Light, built in 1788, is a historic lighthouse on Northern Boulevard in Newburyport, Massachusetts.[2][3]
The original 4th order Fresnel lens is still in use, one of only five original glass Fresnel lenses still in use in Massachusetts.[4]
The light is now owned by the City of Newburyport and is leased to the Friends of Plum Island Light.[5]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Newburyport Harbor Light on June 15, 1987, reference number 87001485.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Massachusetts". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. 2009-09-06. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
- ^ United States Coast Guard (2009). Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey. p. 4.
- ^ "Classical Lenses in Operation" (PDF). US Coast Guard. 2009-08-06.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ (2009-09-06). "Lighthouses of the United States: Northern Massachusetts". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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