Cape Poge Light
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| Place: | Chappaquiddick , Massachusetts , United States | |
| Location: | Massachusetts , United States | |
| Geographical location: | 41 ° 25 '7.8 " N , 70 ° 27' 6.9" W | |
| Fire carrier height : | 35 ft (10.7 m ) | |
| Fire height : | 65 ft (19.8 m ) | |
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| Identifier : | Fl.W.6s | |
| Scope knows: | 9 nm (16.7 km ) | |
| Optics: | 4th order Fresnel lens | |
| Construction time: | 1801/1844/1893 | |
| Operating time: | 1801 until today | |
| International ordinal number: | J 0438 | |
Cape Poge Light is a lighthouse first built in 1801 on the Edgartown Island Chappaquiddick in the state of Massachusetts in the United States . It is owned by the United States Coast Guard but is administered by The Trustees of Reservations .
history
The first lighthouse at this location, a 35 ft (10.7 m) high wooden tower, was erected in 1801 after the United States Congress raised funds of $ 2,000 (this sum corresponds to today's purchasing power of approx. $ 41,400). In 1844, the tower was replaced by a new, octagonal and also made of wood structure for a construction cost of 1,600 dollars (today about 56,300 dollars). In 1857 it was converted to a 4th order Fresnel lens, and finally a third lighthouse was built in 1893, which is still in use today.
The tower was moved several times - in 1907, 1922, 1960 and most recently in 1986 - from the coast further into the interior of the island. In 1943 it was automated, so that in 1954 all previous accompanying buildings, including the house of the former lighthouse keeper, could be demolished. In 1997 the lens was dismantled, repaired and reinstalled after the repair.
The structure was entered on September 28, 1987 under the number 87002040 as part of the Multiple Property Submission Lighthouses of Massachusetts MPS on the National Register of Historic Places .
The light from today's solar- powered lighthouse has a range of 9 nm (16.7 km ) and flashes white every 6 seconds.
See also
- List of protected areas of the Trustees of Reservations
- List of entries on the National Register of Historic Places in Dukes County
Individual evidence
- ^ Coast Guard Lighthouses. United States Coast Guard , accessed October 20, 2013 .
- ^ National Register Information System . In: National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service . Retrieved March 13, 2009.
Web links
- Light List Vol. 1 Atlantic Coast. ( PDF ; 3.2 MB) United States Department of Homeland Security , United States Coast Guard , 2013, p. 120 , accessed on October 20, 2013 (English).
