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| Deer Island Lighthouse, Winthrop, MA |
*Dates of operation~~ 1890-1982
*Building Material~~ Cast iron
*Tower~~ 57 feet
*Elevation~~ On caisson base at sea level
*Markings~~ Brown w/black lantern
*Light Pattern~~ Fixed white w/red flash every 30 seconds
*Existing Buildings~~ None
*Automated~~ 1972
*Original Lens~~ Fifth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ None
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ U. S. Coast Guard
*Waterway Location~~ Boston Harbor
*Significant Feature~~ Due to extreme deterioration, the caisson lighthouse was torn
down in 1982 and replaced by a fiberglass tower.
LINKS
(see below)
*Building Material~~ Cast iron
*Tower~~ 57 feet
*Elevation~~ On caisson base at sea level
*Markings~~ Brown w/black lantern
*Light Pattern~~ Fixed white w/red flash every 30 seconds
*Existing Buildings~~ None
*Automated~~ 1972
*Original Lens~~ Fifth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ None
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ U. S. Coast Guard
*Waterway Location~~ Boston Harbor
*Significant Feature~~ Due to extreme deterioration, the caisson lighthouse was torn
down in 1982 and replaced by a fiberglass tower.
LINKS
(see below)
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| Present 1983 built tower |
| 1890 original caisson |
| Original Caisson |
*Dates of operation~~ 1983-present
*Building Material~~ Fiberglass tower on brick base
*Tower~~ 51 feet
*Elevation~~ 6 feet above sea level
*Markings~~ Brown
*Light Pattern~~ Alternating white and red flash every 5 seconds
*Existing Buildings~~ None
*Automated~~ 1982
*Original Lens~~ ?
*Current Lens~~ VRB-25, solar powered
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ U. S. Coast Guard
*Waterway Location~~ Boston Harbor
*Significant Feature~~ This is actually the second fiberglass tower at this location. The
first, which replaced the original caisson lighthouse, was erected in 1982. Due to
complaints from mariners that the white color of the tower blended in with the Deer
Island sewage treatment plant background, the white tower was removed in 1983 and
replaced with the current brown tower.
LINKS
Jeremy D'Entremont's lighthouse info and history
http://www.lighthouse.cc/deer/index.html
New England Lighthouse Wallpaper Guide's lighthouse page
http://home.comcast.net/~debee2/mass/DeerIsland.html
*Building Material~~ Fiberglass tower on brick base
*Tower~~ 51 feet
*Elevation~~ 6 feet above sea level
*Markings~~ Brown
*Light Pattern~~ Alternating white and red flash every 5 seconds
*Existing Buildings~~ None
*Automated~~ 1982
*Original Lens~~ ?
*Current Lens~~ VRB-25, solar powered
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ U. S. Coast Guard
*Waterway Location~~ Boston Harbor
*Significant Feature~~ This is actually the second fiberglass tower at this location. The
first, which replaced the original caisson lighthouse, was erected in 1982. Due to
complaints from mariners that the white color of the tower blended in with the Deer
Island sewage treatment plant background, the white tower was removed in 1983 and
replaced with the current brown tower.
LINKS
Jeremy D'Entremont's lighthouse info and history
http://www.lighthouse.cc/deer/index.html
New England Lighthouse Wallpaper Guide's lighthouse page
http://home.comcast.net/~debee2/mass/DeerIsland.html
| Modern Tower |