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Location | Salem, Massachusetts |
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Coordinates | 42°30′59.6″N 70°53′0.9″W / 42.516556°N 70.883583°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1871 |
Construction | Brick |
Automated | 1970s |
Height | 4 m (13 ft) |
Shape | Square |
Markings | White Black |
Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
Fog signal | none |
Light | |
First lit | 1871 |
Deactivated | 1977–1983 |
Focal height | 25 feet (7.6 m) |
Lens | 5th order
Fresnel lens 1871-1906 4th order 1906-1910 6th order 1910-1970s Solar-powered optic (current) |
Range | 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl R 6sec |
Derby Wharf Light Station | |
MPS | Lighthouses of Massachusetts TR |
NRHP reference No. | 87001466 [1] |
Added to NRHP | June 15, 1987 |
Derby Wharf Light Station is a historic lighthouse on Derby Wharf in Salem, Massachusetts that is within the Salem Maritime National Historic Site. [2] [3]
It was built in 1871 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [3] [1] The United States Coast Guard Light List [2] description is "White square tower. Maintained by the U.S. Park Service". The actual light is 25 feet (7.6 m) above Mean High Water. Its red light is visible for 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi).
The Light Station was originally built in 1871 and used an oil lamp shining through a Fresnel lens. For many years, Derby Wharf Light had one of only 17 sixth-order Fresnel lenses in the United States. Today, the light is solar powered, and the light is a red flash every six seconds.
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Location | Salem, Massachusetts |
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Coordinates | 42°30′59.6″N 70°53′0.9″W / 42.516556°N 70.883583°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1871 |
Construction | Brick |
Automated | 1970s |
Height | 4 m (13 ft) |
Shape | Square |
Markings | White Black |
Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
Fog signal | none |
Light | |
First lit | 1871 |
Deactivated | 1977–1983 |
Focal height | 25 feet (7.6 m) |
Lens | 5th order
Fresnel lens 1871-1906 4th order 1906-1910 6th order 1910-1970s Solar-powered optic (current) |
Range | 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl R 6sec |
Derby Wharf Light Station | |
MPS | Lighthouses of Massachusetts TR |
NRHP reference No. | 87001466 [1] |
Added to NRHP | June 15, 1987 |
Derby Wharf Light Station is a historic lighthouse on Derby Wharf in Salem, Massachusetts that is within the Salem Maritime National Historic Site. [2] [3]
It was built in 1871 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [3] [1] The United States Coast Guard Light List [2] description is "White square tower. Maintained by the U.S. Park Service". The actual light is 25 feet (7.6 m) above Mean High Water. Its red light is visible for 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi).
The Light Station was originally built in 1871 and used an oil lamp shining through a Fresnel lens. For many years, Derby Wharf Light had one of only 17 sixth-order Fresnel lenses in the United States. Today, the light is solar powered, and the light is a red flash every six seconds.