Alternate Name(s):
Cleveland East Ledge, Pocasset Ledge
Type:
Year Established:
1943
Existing:
Yes
Download:
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File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Courtesy of:
CEU Providence
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
BUZZARDS BAY/CLEVELAND LEDGE CHANNEL
Latitude:
41° 37.9'
Longitude:
70° 41.7'
City / Town:
POCASSET
U.S. State:
Massachusetts
Location County:
BARNSTABLE
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Owner / Manager:
Private owner
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1943
Tower Construction Material:
REINFORCED CONCRETE
Tower Foundation:
CONCRETE/ROCK CAISSON
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
74
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
70
Tower Shape:
CYLINDRICAL ON SQUARE DWELLING
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1943
Keeper's Quarters Style:
ART MODERNE INTERGAL
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
REINFORCED CONCRETE
Other Structures:
RADIO BEACON
OPTICS
Current Optic:
190 MM
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1943
Private Aid:
No
Year Automated:
1978
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017
Original name for the ledge was Pocasset Ledge, until it became President Grover Cleveland's favorite fishing spot.