Fort Pickering Light

Fort Pickering Light
US Coast Guard photo

Location	Salem, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°31′35.3″N 70°51′59.3″W / 42.526472°N 70.866472°W / 42.526472; -70.866472Coordinates: 42°31′35.3″N 70°51′59.3″W / 42.526472°N 70.866472°W / 42.526472; -70.866472
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	28 feet (8.5 m)
Characteristic	Fl W 4s
Fog signal	none
USCG number	1-10090 ^[1] ^[2]
Winter Island Historic District and Archeological District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Invalid designation

2008
Nearest city	Salem, Massachusetts
Area	45 acres (18 ha)
Architectural style	Multiple
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

↑ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Massachusetts". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. 2009-09-02.
↑ 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.
↑ Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.

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Fort Pickering Light

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