Fort Pickering Light
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| File:Fort Pickering (Winter Island) Light MA.JPG US Coast Guard photo | |
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| Location | Salem, Massachusetts |
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| Constructed | 1871 |
| Foundation | Concrete |
| Construction | Cast iron and brick |
| Automated | solar 1995 |
| Shape | Conical tower |
| Markings | White |
| Light | |
| Deactivated | 1969-1983 |
| Focal height | 28 feet (8.5 m) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 4s |
Fort Pickering Light | |
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| Location | Salem, Massachusetts |
| Area | 45 acres (18 ha) |
| Architectural style | Multiple |
| Part of | Winter Island Historic District and Archeological District (ID94000335[1]) |
| Designated CP | April 14, 1994 |
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Fort Pickering Light, also known as Winter Island Light, is a lighthouse built in 1871 and discontinued by the Coast Guard in 1969.[2][3] It was relit as a private aid to navigation by the City of Salem in 1983.
Winter Island Light is a constituent part of the Winter Island Historic District and Archeological District, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 14, 1994.
See also
[edit | edit source]- National Register of Historic Places listings in Salem, Massachusetts
- List of lighthouses in the United States, Massachusetts
- Fort Pickering
References
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Categories:
- Lighthouses completed in 1871
- Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
- Buildings and structures in Salem, Massachusetts
- Lighthouses in Essex County, Massachusetts
- Historic district contributing properties in Essex County, Massachusetts
- 1871 establishments in Massachusetts
- National Register of Historic Places in Salem, Massachusetts
- United States lighthouse stubs
- Essex County, Massachusetts Registered Historic Place stubs