Fort Pickering Light

Coordinates: 42°31′35.3″N 70°51′59.3″W / 42.526472°N 70.866472°W / 42.526472; -70.866472
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Fort Pickering Light
US Coast Guard photo
Map
LocationSalem, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°31′35.3″N 70°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
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places contributing property Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1983 Edit this on Wikidata
Deactivated1969-1983
Focal height28 feet (8.5 m)
CharacteristicFl W 4s
Fort Pickering Light
Winter Island Historic District and Archeological District (ID94000335[1]
)
Designated CPApril 14, 1994

Fort Pickering Light, also known as Winter Island Light, is a

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

on April 14, 1994.

See also

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.