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| Isle La Motte (old) Lighthouse, Isle La Motte, VT |
*Dates of operation~~ 1881-1933, 2002-present
*Building Material~~ Cast iron plates
*Tower~~ 25 feet
*Elevation~~ 21 feet above lake level
*Markings~~ Faded red
*Light Pattern~~ Flashing white every 6 seconds
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters (farm house), oil house
*Automated~~ N/A
*Original Lens~~ Sixth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ 300mm
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ Privately owned by the Clark family
*Waterway Location~~ Lake Champlain
*Significant Feature~~ Replaced by automated skeletal tower light in 1933, the
lighthouse, owned by Lockwood "Lucky" Clark and his son Rob, was one of two
lighthouses to be relighted on Lake Champlain after nearly 70 years of darkness,
(Windmill Point Lighthouse, also owned by the Clark family, was the other).
LINKS
Jeremy D'Entremont's lighthouse info and history
http://www.lighthouse.cc/islelamotte/index.html
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/Maritime/light/islelamo.htm
Waterfront News 2002 article on the relighting of the lighthouse
http://www.waterfront-news.us/02/11/maritimehistory/maritimehistory.htm
*Building Material~~ Cast iron plates
*Tower~~ 25 feet
*Elevation~~ 21 feet above lake level
*Markings~~ Faded red
*Light Pattern~~ Flashing white every 6 seconds
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters (farm house), oil house
*Automated~~ N/A
*Original Lens~~ Sixth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ 300mm
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ Privately owned by the Clark family
*Waterway Location~~ Lake Champlain
*Significant Feature~~ Replaced by automated skeletal tower light in 1933, the
lighthouse, owned by Lockwood "Lucky" Clark and his son Rob, was one of two
lighthouses to be relighted on Lake Champlain after nearly 70 years of darkness,
(Windmill Point Lighthouse, also owned by the Clark family, was the other).
LINKS
Jeremy D'Entremont's lighthouse info and history
http://www.lighthouse.cc/islelamotte/index.html
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/Maritime/light/islelamo.htm
Waterfront News 2002 article on the relighting of the lighthouse
http://www.waterfront-news.us/02/11/maritimehistory/maritimehistory.htm
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