Type:
Year Established:
1889
Existing:
No
Source:
LL-1908
Download:
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
1908
Photo Credit:
Old Postcard
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
Stonington Harbor Entrance
Latitude:
41° 19.31'
Longitude:
71° 54.49'
City / Town:
STONINGTON
U.S. State:
Connecticut
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1938
Disposition:
Destroyed in 1938 Hurricane
Year Tower Established:
1889
Tower Construction Material:
Cast Iron
Tower Foundation:
MASONRY BREAKWATER
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
34 feet above water
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
25 Feet
Tower Shape:
CONICAL ON OCTAGONAL BASE
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1889
OPTICS
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1889
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jan 15, 2018