New London Harbor Light

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New London Harbor Light
Postcard of the lighthouse, published 1901-1907
Location:	New London, Connecticut
Coordinates WGS-84 (GPS)	41.31666° N 72.08997° W
Year first constructed:	1760
Year first lit:	1801
Automated:	1912
Foundation:	Surface rock
Construction:	Brownstone
Tower shape:	Octagonal
Height:	89 ft
Original lens:	11 lamps, 13 inch reflectors.
Current lens:	Fourth order Fresnel lens
Characteristic:	white light, 3 s on, 3 s off

New London Harbor Light is a lighthouse in Connecticut, United States, on the west side of the New London harbor entrance, Connecticut. It is the nation's fifth oldest light station and the seventh oldest U.S. lighthouse; it is both the oldest and the tallest lighthouse in Connecticut.

[edit] History

The original New London Harbor Lighthouse was built on the west side of the entrance to New London Harbor in 1760. It was removed when the current stone tower was built in 1801. In 1855 a fourth-order Fresnel lens replaced the original 11 lamps with 13 inch reflectors.

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