Fort Pickering Light

Lighthouse

42°31′35.3″N 70°51′59.3″W / 42.526472°N 70.866472°W / 42.526472; -70.866472TowerConstructed1871FoundationConcreteConstructionCast iron and brickAutomatedsolar 1995ShapeConical towerMarkingsWhiteHeritageNational Register of Historic Places contributing property

LightFirst lit1983

Deactivated1969-1983Focal height28 feet (8.5 m)CharacteristicFl W 4s

Fort Pickering Light

U.S. Historic district
Contributing property

2008

LocationSalem, MassachusettsArea45 acres (18 ha)Architectural styleMultiplePart 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.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Massachusetts". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. September 2, 2009. Archived from the original on May 1, 2017.
^ 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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