Avery Point

Type:
Year Established:
1943
Existing:
Yes
Avery point
Download:
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Credit:
Elliot Tayman
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
On Long Island Sound at 1084 Shennecossett Rd
Latitude:
68° 12.28'
Longitude:
69° 3.35'
City / Town:
Groton
U.S. State:
Connecticut
Location County:
New London
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
  1. Avery Point
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider
Comments:

Historical Information:

  • 1940: This lighthouse was constructed as a memorial tower, a symbol of the Coast Guard's lightkeeping responsibility.  (It was also built, according to the Avery Point Lighthouse Society, "to fulfill a contingency of the Quit Claim deed for receiving the property from the State of Connecticut…It was the last lighthouse built in the state of Connecticut.")
  • 1967: The light was extinguished. No maintenance or upkeep has been done since then.
Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017