Fort Pickering Light

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Fort Pickering Light
Fort Pickering (Winter Island) Light MA.JPG
US Coast Guard photo
LocationSalem, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°31′35.3″N 70°51′59.3″W / 42.526472°N 70.866472°W / 42.526472; -70.866472Coordinates: 42°31′35.3″N 70°51′59.3″W / 42.526472°N 70.866472°W / 42.526472; -70.866472
Tower
Constructed1871
FoundationConcrete
ConstructionCast iron and brick
ShapeConical tower
MarkingsWhite
HeritageNRHP contributing property Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1983 Edit this on Wikidata
Automatedsolar 1995
Deactivated1969-1983
Focal height28 feet (8.5 m)
CharacteristicFl W 4s
Fort Pickering Light
Ocean Lighthouse Salem Massachusetts.jpg
2008
LocationSalem, Massachusetts
Area45 acres (18 ha)
Architectural styleMultiple
Part ofWinter Island Historic District and Archeological District (ID94000335[1])
Designated CPApril 14, 1994

Fort Pickering Light, also known as Winter Island Light, is a lighthouse built in 1871 and discontinued by the Coast Guard in 1969.[2][3] It was relit as a private aid to navigation by the City of Salem in 1983.

Winter Island Light is a constituent part of the Winter Island Historic District and Archeological District, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 14, 1994.

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Massachusetts". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. 2009-09-02. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
  3. ^ Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2013. p. 84.


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