- Newburyport Harbor Light
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Newburyport Harbor Light 
The current tower, built in 1898.
U.S. Coast Guard photoLocation Newburyport, Massachusetts Coordinates 42°48′54.83″N 70°49′8.184″W / 42.8152306°N 70.81894°WCoordinates: 42°48′54.83″N 70°49′8.184″W / 42.8152306°N 70.81894°W Year first constructed 1788 Year first lit 1898 (current structure) Automated 1951 Foundation Concrete
(originally wood)Construction Wood Tower shape Conical Markings / pattern White with black lantern Focal height 50ft (15m) Original lens 4th order Fresnel Lens Range 10nm Characteristic Oc (2) G 15s Fog signal none USCG number 1-260 Newburyport Harbor Light
Location: Northern Blvd., Newburyport, Massachusetts Coordinates: 42°48′54.83″N 70°49′9.184″W / 42.8152306°N 70.81921778°WCoordinates: 42°48′54.83″N 70°49′9.184″W / 42.8152306°N 70.81921778°W Area: 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) Built: 1788 Governing body: U.S. Coast Guard MPS: Lighthouses of Massachusetts TR NRHP Reference#: 87001485[3] Added to NRHP: June 15, 1987 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. http://www.uscg.mil/history/weblighthouses/LHMA.asp.
- ^ 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. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ "Classical Lenses in Operation". US Coast Guard. 2009-08-06. http://www.uscg.mil/history/docs/CG_Classical_Lens_in_Operation.pdf.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ (2009-09-06). "Lighthouses of the United States: Northern Massachusetts". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/ma.htm.
Gallery
The original, 1793 tower.
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