Brant Point Light
| Brant Point Light | ||
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| Place: | Nantucket , Massachusetts , United States | |
| Location: | Massachusetts , United States | |
| Geographical location: | 41 ° 17 '24.1 " N , 70 ° 5' 25" W | |
| Fire carrier height : | 26 ft (7.9 m ) | |
| Fire height : | 26 ft (7.9 m ) | |
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| Identifier : | Oc R 4s | |
| Scope red: | 10 nm (18.5 km ) | |
| Construction time: | 1746/1757/1774/1783/1786/1788/1825/1856/1901 | |
| Operating time: | til today | |
| International ordinal number: | J0414 | |
Brant Point Light is a historic lighthouse on Nantucket in the state of Massachusetts in the United States . The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987 as part of the Multiple Property Submission Lighthouses of Massachusetts MPS .
history
The Brant Point Light is after the Boston Light - and based on the first structure at this location - the second oldest lighthouse in the United States. In the 1740s, the whaling industry on Nantucket was booming, so a lighthouse was built at the eponymous Brant Point to secure shipping. For this, 200 British pounds (around 39,200 pounds today) were approved. This first structure burned down in 1757. The following tower was destroyed by a storm in 1774, which also affected many buildings on the island. To finance the third lighthouse, a tax of six shillings was levied on each ship for the first entry and exit of the year .
In September 1781 attacked buccaneers of loyalists of the port of Nantucket on. US forces were relocated from Cape Cod to Brant Point and installed cannons there, which they could use to drive away the attackers. In 1783 the lighthouse burned down again. The new building consisted of little more than a lantern between two piles and burned down in 1786 as well. The now fifth structure was destroyed by another storm just two years after its construction. In 1788, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts built another lighthouse, which in 1795 became the property of the United States federal government.
In 1825 the Brant Point Light was renewed for 1,600 US dollars (today approx. 42,600 dollars) in order to be able to do justice to the shipping traffic, which had grown to more than 200 whaling ships . Another new building followed in 1856, costing US $ 15,000 (around $ 465,700 today). It was 47 ft (14.3 m ) tall, made of brick, and received a fourth order Fresnel lens . This structure still exists today and is located as part of the local United States Coast Guard base west of the tower now known as the Brant Point Light.
In 1901, the lighthouse, which is still in operation today, was erected 596 ft (181.7 m) east of the previous structure and equipped with a Fresnel lens of the fifth order. It originally featured a 1,000 pound fog cap. In 1933 the originally white light was changed to red to avoid confusion with the nearby houses. A full renovation took place in 1983, and in the fall of 2000 the lighthouse was completely overhauled as part of a six-week project. Today the lighthouse is around 8 m high and is one of the lowest in New England . It's easy to see from the ferries that call at Nantucket.
On September 28, 1987, the lighthouse was registered as Brant Point Light Station under number 87002029 on the National Register of Historic Places .
Architecture and technology
The 26 ft (7.9 m) high tower was built from wood. Its red continuous light, which has a range of 10 nm (18.5 km ), is interrupted every 4 seconds ( occulting ). The tower also has a fog horn that emits a one-second sound signal every 10 seconds (1s bl).
See also
literature
- Fox, Leslie: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. (PDF) National Park Service , August 1981, accessed on September 18, 2015 (English, accessible via the "NR" button).
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c d D'Entremont, Jeremy: Brant Point Light history - New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide. Retrieved September 18, 2015 (English, 1997–2015).
- ^ National Register Information System . In: National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service . Retrieved April 15, 2008.
- ↑ Light List Volume I. (PDF) Department of Homeland Security , United States Coast Guard , 2015, p. 138 , accessed on September 18, 2015 (English).
