Mystic Seaport Light
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Mystic Seaport Light | |
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Location: | Mystic, Connecticut |
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Year first constructed: | 1966 |
Year first lit: | 1966 |
Construction: | Wood |
Height: | 25 ft |
Original lens: | Fourth order Fresnel lens |
Current lens: | Fourth order Fresnel lens |
Mystic Seaport Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Connecticut, United States, at south end of Mystic seaport, two miles upriver from Noank,Connecticut. It is not an official aid to navigation.
[edit] History
Mystic Seaport Lighthouse was built in 1966 and is a replica of the 1901 Brant Point Light in Massachusetts. It is active but not an official aid to navigation. A fourth order Fresnel lens on loan from the Coast Guard is in use.