New Haven Long Wharf

Year Established:
1854
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1908
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jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
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LOCATION

Location:
New Haven Harbor
Latitude:
41° 17.34'
Longitude:
72° 54.56'
City / Town:
New Haven
U.S. State:
Connecticut
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
  1. New Haven Long Wharf
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Discontinued:
1859, re-established 1861
Year Tower Established:
1854 Cast iron. Skeleton iron tower erected in 1900
Tower Construction Material:
Cast iron. Skeleton iron tower
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
46 feet above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
44 feet
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1854

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
No
Original Optic Type:
Red lens-lantern light in 1900. Locomotive headlight lantern, 1901.
Year Original Lens Installed:
1854
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No

More Information


Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018