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| Faulkners Island Lighthouse, Guilford, CT |
*Dates of operation~~ 1802-present
*Building Material~~ Brownstone w/ brick lining
*Tower~~ 46 feet
*Elevation~~ 50 feet above sea level
*Markings~~ White
*Light Pattern~~ Flashing white every 10 seconds
*Existing Buildings~~ Fog sound building, 2 cisterns, boathouse, jetty, observation
shelter, wharf, breakwater
*Automated~~ 1978
*Original Lens~~ 9 Argand lamps w/ 16" reflectors
*Current Lens~~ VRB-25, solar powered
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ USCG lease to Faulkner Island Brigade, US Fish & Wildlife Service, (as
part of Stewart B McKinney National Wild Life Refuge
*Waterway Location~~ Long Island Sound
*Significant Feature~~ Connecticut's second oldest existing lighthouse, (only New
London Harbor is older).
LINKS
Official Lighthouse Site
http://lighthouse.cc/FLB/
National Park Service
http://www.nps.gov/history/maritime/light/faulkner.htm
Jeremy D'Entremont's lighthouse info and history
http://www.lighthouse.cc/faulkners/
*Building Material~~ Brownstone w/ brick lining
*Tower~~ 46 feet
*Elevation~~ 50 feet above sea level
*Markings~~ White
*Light Pattern~~ Flashing white every 10 seconds
*Existing Buildings~~ Fog sound building, 2 cisterns, boathouse, jetty, observation
shelter, wharf, breakwater
*Automated~~ 1978
*Original Lens~~ 9 Argand lamps w/ 16" reflectors
*Current Lens~~ VRB-25, solar powered
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ USCG lease to Faulkner Island Brigade, US Fish & Wildlife Service, (as
part of Stewart B McKinney National Wild Life Refuge
*Waterway Location~~ Long Island Sound
*Significant Feature~~ Connecticut's second oldest existing lighthouse, (only New
London Harbor is older).
LINKS
Official Lighthouse Site
http://lighthouse.cc/FLB/
National Park Service
http://www.nps.gov/history/maritime/light/faulkner.htm
Jeremy D'Entremont's lighthouse info and history
http://www.lighthouse.cc/faulkners/
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