Fort Pickering Light

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Fort Pickering Light
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Fort Pickering Light
Location Salem, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°31′35.3″N70°51′59.3″W / 42.526472°N 70.866472°W / 42.526472; -70.866472
Tower
Constructed1871
FoundationConcrete
ConstructionCast iron and brick
Automatedsolar 1995
ShapeConical tower
MarkingsWhite
HeritageNRHP contributing property  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Light
First lit1983  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Deactivated1969-1983
Focal height28 feet (8.5 m)
Characteristic Fl W 4s
Fort Pickering Light
Ocean Lighthouse Salem Massachusetts.jpg
2008
Location Salem, Massachusetts
Area45 acres (18 ha)
Architectural styleMultiple
Part of Winter Island Historic District and Archeological District (ID94000335 [1] )
Designated CPApril 14, 1994

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.

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Massachusetts". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. September 2, 2009. Archived from the original on May 1, 2017.
  3. Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2013. p. 84.