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Revision as of 20:22, 1 August 2010
Location | Newburyport, Massachusetts |
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Coordinates | 42°48′54″N 70°49′08″W / 42.815°N 70.819°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1788 |
Foundation | Concrete (originally wood) |
Construction | Wood |
Automated | 1951 |
Height | 13.5 m (44 ft) |
Shape | Conical |
Markings | White with black lantern |
Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
Fog signal | none |
Light | |
First lit | 1898 (current structure) |
Focal height | 50ft (15m) |
Lens | 4th order Fresnel Lens |
Range | 10nm |
Characteristic | Oc (2) G 15s |
Newburyport Harbor Light, also known as Plum Island Light, built in 1788, is a historic lighthouse on Northern Boulevard in Newburyport, Massachusetts.
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.[3]
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
- ^ "Classical Lenses in Operation" (PDF). US Coast Guard. 2009-08-06.
- ^ "Lighthouses of Northern Massachusetts". Russ Rowlett. 2009-09-06.
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- 1898 architecture
- Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
- Buildings and structures in Essex County, Massachusetts
- Transportation in Essex County, Massachusetts
- Newburyport, Massachusetts
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