Long Island Head Light
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| Place: | Long Island , Boston Harbor , Massachusetts , United States | |
| Location: | Northeast end of the island | |
| Geographical location: | 42 ° 19 '48.8 " N , 70 ° 57' 27.6" W | |
| Fire carrier height : | 52 ft (15.8 m) | |
| Fire height : | 120 ft (36.6 m ) | |
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| Identifier : | Fl W 2.5s | |
| Scope knows: | 6 nm (11.1 km ) | |
| Optics: | PMMA lens | |
| Operating mode: | Solar power | |
| Function: | Navigation aid | |
| Construction time: | 1819/1844/1881/1901 | |
| Operating time: | 1819 until today exception: 1982–1985 |
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| International ordinal number: | J0337 | |
Long Island Head Light is the name of a lighthouse on the eponymous island of Long Island in Boston Harbor on the territory of the state of Massachusetts in the United States . It is administered by the United States Coast Guard .
Location and surroundings
The lighthouse is located at the northeast tip of to Boston belonging Island Long Iceland in Boston Harbor.
architecture
The free-standing, cylindrical building was erected in Italianate style from bricks on a granite foundation . The structure is white, the fire house is painted black.
Construction and data
The light from the tower extends 6 nautical miles (11 km). The current building was constructed in 1901, is 52 ft (15.8 m) high, and is made of brick . The lighthouse was automated on August 7, 1989 and generates a flash of white light every 2.5 seconds.
History of origin
From 1716 until the early 19th century, the Boston Light was the only lighthouse in Boston Harbor. The first lighthouse on Long Island was built under the name Inner Harbor Light in 1819. The Boston Marine Society had found a large number of ships passing near Long Island and requested the construction of a beacon. The United States Congress approved US $ 11,500 for this , which in 2012 - depending on the calculation method - corresponded to an equivalent of between US $ 214,000 and 251 million.
History of the building
The stone lighthouse built in 1819 fell into disrepair relatively quickly; a total of three more lighthouses have been erected at the same location after the original building was demolished. In 1844 the tower was replaced by one of the first lighthouse constructions made of cast iron and in 1858 it was equipped with a Fresnel lens of the 4th order, which projected a constant white light. Another new building followed in 1881. In the course of the expansion of Fort Strong , which lasted from 1899 to 1939, the lighthouse had to be relocated and was reopened in 1901. From 1982 to 1985 it was taken out of service by the Coast Guard and converted to solar energy as part of a comprehensive restoration . Another renovation followed in 1998.
The current lighthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 15, 1987 as part of the Multiple Property Submission Lighthouses of Massachusetts MPS under number 87001481 .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Historic Light Station Information. Massachusetts. United States Coast Guard, accessed June 9, 2013 .
- ↑ Jeremy D'Entremont: Long Island Head Light. New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide. November 15, 2011, accessed June 9, 2013 .
- ^ Measuring Worth. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on May 23, 2013 ; accessed on June 9, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ National Register Information System . In: National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service . Retrieved July 9, 2010.
