Hospital Point Range Rear Light

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Hospital Point Range Rear Light
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Hospital Point Range Rear Light
Location Beverly, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°32′53.94″N70°52′42.43″W / 42.5483167°N 70.8784528°W / 42.5483167; -70.8784528
Tower
Shapechurch steeple
MarkingsWhite
Light
First lit1927
Focal height183 feet (56 m)
Characteristic Fl W

The Hospital Point Range Rear Light is part of a pair of range lights in Beverly, Massachusetts. It is located in the steeple of the First Baptist Church of Beverly. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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History

The Hospital Point Light was established to help guide ships through Salem Sound. It was originally established as a single light, but in 1927 the beacon from a lightship was used to create a range, with the existing light made the front light. [1] This beacon was set in the steeple of the First Baptist Church, the tallest spire in town; it projects a very narrow beam, only 2° either side of the range course, leading across the northern part of the sound. [3] [1] [5] The church was destroyed in a fire in 1975, but the steeple survived; it was incorporated into the rebuilt church. [1] The light continues in active service.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Hospital Point Range Rear, MA". Lighthouse Friends.
  2. ↑ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Massachusetts". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. 2012-09-15. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
  3. 1 2 United States Coast Guard (2012). Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey. p. 859.
  4. ↑ Rowlett, Russ (2009-09-07). "Lighthouses of the United States: Northern Massachusetts". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  5. ↑ Salem and Lynn harbors (Map). 1:25,000. NOAA. 1980. Chart 13275.
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