Alternate Name(s):
Newburyport Harbor
Type:
Year Established:
1788
Existing:
Yes
Download:
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File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2009
Photo Credit:
Jeremy D'Entremont
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
NORTHERN TIP OF PLUM ISLAND/IPSWICH BAY
Latitude:
42° 49.9'
Longitude:
70° 49.1'
City / Town:
NEWBURYPORT
U.S. State:
Massachusetts
Location County:
ESSEX
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Owner / Manager:
OWNED BY CITY OF NEWBURYPORT, MANAGED BY FRIENDS OF PLUM ISLAND LIGHT
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1898
Tower Construction Material:
WOOD
Tower Foundation:
CONCRETE (ORIG. WOOD)
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
50
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
45
Tower Shape:
CONICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1872
Keeper's Quarters Style:
VICTORIAN
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD
OPTICS
Current Optic:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1856
Private Aid:
No
Year Automated:
1951
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes
More Information
Comments:
- Originally this was a 2 light station. The eastern tower was struck by lightning on August 8, 1856 and burned down
- Present tower was built in 1898
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017