Edgartown Harbor Light
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Edgartown Harbor Light is a lighthouse located in Edgartown, Massachusetts, United States, where it marks the entrance to Edgartown Harbor and Katama Bay.[2][3][4] It is one of five lighthouses on the island of Martha's Vineyard. The first lighthouse, a two-story wooden structure that also served as the keeper's house, was constructed in 1828. It was demolished, and replaced by the current cast-iron tower, in 1939. Originally located on an artificial island 1/4 miles (~ 400 meters) from shore, the lighthouse is now surrounded by a beach formed, since 1939, by sand accumulating around the stone causeway connecting it to the mainland.
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Location | Off N. Water St., Edgartown, Massachusetts |
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Coordinates | 41°23′27.05″N 70°30′10.88″W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1828 |
Foundation | Granite blocks |
Construction | Cast iron |
Automated | 1939 |
Height | 13.5 m (44 ft) |
Shape | Conical |
Markings | White with black lantern |
Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
Light | |
First lit | 1939 (current structure) |
Focal height | 45 feet (14 m) |
Lens | Fourth order Fresnel lens (original), 9.8 inches (250 mm) (current) |
Range | 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl R 6s |
Edgartown Harbor Light | |
Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
Built | 1875 |
Architectural style | Italianate |
MPS | Lighthouses of Massachusetts TR |
NRHP reference No. | 87001465[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 15, 1987 |
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