Type:
Year Established:
1837
Existing:
Yes
Download:
100_7892adj.jpg (5.46 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2011
Photo Credit:
Jeremy D'Entremont
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
MATTAPOISETT HARBOR ENTRANCE
Latitude:
41° 39.1'
Longitude:
70° 47.8'
City / Town:
MATTAPOISETT
U.S. State:
Massachusetts
Location County:
PLYMOUTH
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Owner / Manager:
U.S. Coast Guard
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1952-1961
Year Tower Established:
1838
Tower Construction Material:
RUBBLESTONE
Tower Foundation:
NATURAL/EMPLACED
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
41
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
39
Tower Shape:
CONICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1888
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD
Other Structures:
OIL HOUSE
OPTICS
Current Optic:
250 mm
Original Optic Type:
FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1888
Private Aid:
No
Year Automated:
1923
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017