Spectacle Island Range

Year Established:
1897
Existing:
No
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Photo Credit:
NA RG 26-LG-9-33D
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LOCATION

Location:
Boston Harbor
Latitude:
42° 19.6'
Longitude:
70° 59.1'
City / Town:
BOSTON
U.S. State:
Massachusetts
Location County:
SUFFOLK
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
  1. Spectacle Island Range
  2. Spectacle Island Range
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Discontinued:
1913
Year Tower Established:
1897
Tower Construction Material:
WOOD
Tower Shape:
CONICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
0
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD
Other Structures:
Brick Oil House, Two white dwellings

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
No
Original Optic Type:
Reflector
Year Original Lens Installed:
1897
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No

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