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Fort Pickering (Winter Island) Light was erected in 1871 by the United States Lighthouse Service (which later merged with the Coast Guard). | Fort Pickering (Winter Island) Light was erected in 1871 by the United States Lighthouse Service (which later merged with the Coast Guard). | ||
The lens of the lighthouse rises 28 feet above the waterline. The concrete base sits on a ledge, meaning the lighthouse is surrounded by water at half tide or less. | |||
Work was done on the lighthouse in 1999, by the American Steeple Corp. | |||
There was iron work repairs, painting and lantern-glass replacement. | |||
The lighthouse is listed in the national register of historic places. | |||
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Vertical File in Salem Collection - Salem Lighthouses | Vertical File in Salem Collection - Salem Lighthouses | ||
[http://innopac.noblenet.org/search?/tmassachusetts+Lighthouses/tmassachusetts+lighthouses/1%2C2%2C2%2CB/frameset&FF=tmassachusetts+lighthouses+a+pictorial+guide&1%2C1%2C Massachusetts Lighthouses: a Pictorial Guide] by Courtney Thompson | [http://innopac.noblenet.org/search?/tmassachusetts+Lighthouses/tmassachusetts+lighthouses/1%2C2%2C2%2CB/frameset&FF=tmassachusetts+lighthouses+a+pictorial+guide&1%2C1%2C Massachusetts Lighthouses: a Pictorial Guide] by Courtney Thompson. | ||
"Local business prepares to repair lighthouse" Salem Evening News, April 14, 1999, p. C3 | |||
Revision as of 11:34, 19 June 2009
Fort Pickering (Winter Island) Light was erected in 1871 by the United States Lighthouse Service (which later merged with the Coast Guard). The lens of the lighthouse rises 28 feet above the waterline. The concrete base sits on a ledge, meaning the lighthouse is surrounded by water at half tide or less. Work was done on the lighthouse in 1999, by the American Steeple Corp. There was iron work repairs, painting and lantern-glass replacement. The lighthouse is listed in the national register of historic places.
See Also
Vertical File in Salem Collection - Salem Lighthouses
Massachusetts Lighthouses: a Pictorial Guide by Courtney Thompson.
"Local business prepares to repair lighthouse" Salem Evening News, April 14, 1999, p. C3
