Type:
Year Established:
1801
Existing:
Yes
Download:
CAPEPOGE_JEREMYDENTREMONT.jpeg (480.22 KB)
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
1997
Photo Courtesy of:
Mike & Carol McKinney
LOCATION
Location:
MARTHAS VINEYARD/CHAPPAQUIDDICK ISLAND
Latitude:
41° 25.2'
Longitude:
70° 27.2'
City / Town:
EDGARTOWN
U.S. State:
Massachusetts
Location County:
DUKES
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1893
Tower Construction Material:
WOOD SHINGLE
Tower Foundation:
STONE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
65
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
35
Tower Shape:
CONICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1851
Other Structures:
DESTROYED/ORIG. BOATHOUSE, GARAGE (1925), LOOKOUT TOWER (1942), CISTERN, STORAGE BUILDING
OPTICS
Current Optic:
300 MM, SOLAR POWERED
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1857
Private Aid:
No
Year Automated:
1943
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017
Name Origin: Poge - derived from an Indian word which means "harbor," or "place of shelter"