Fort Pickering Light

Fort Pickering Light
US Coast Guard photo
Location Salem, Massachusetts
Year first constructed 1871
Automated solar 1995
Deactivated 1969-1983
Foundation Concrete
Construction Cast iron and brick
Tower shape Conical tower
Markings / pattern White
Focal height 28ft (9m)
Characteristic Fl W 4s
Fog signal none
USCG number 1-10090

[1] [2]
Winter Island Historic District and Archeological District
Nearest city: Salem, Massachusetts
Area: 45 acres (18 ha)
Architectural style: Multiple
Governing body: Local
NRHP Reference#: 94000335[3]
Added to NRHP: April 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. 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, reference number 94000335.

References

  1. ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Massachusetts". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. 2009-09-02. http://www.uscg.mil/history/weblighthouses/LHMA.asp. 
  2. ^ United States Coast Guard (2009). Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey. p. 82. 
  3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
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