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| Newport News Middle Ground Lighthouse, Newport News, VA |
*Dates of operation~~ 1891-present
*Building Material~~ Cast iron
*Tower~~ 35 feet
*Elevation~~ On 15' tall cast iron and cement caisson at sea level
*Markings~~ Red
*Light Pattern~~ Red flash every 6 seconds
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters (integral to lantern)
*Automated~~ 1954
*Original Lens~~ Fourth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ 375mm, solar powered
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ Private
*Waterway Location~~ Hampton Roads Harbor, Chesapeake Bay at mouth of James River
*Significant Feature~~ Sold at auction in 2005 for $31,000 to Bob and Joan Gonsoulin of
Williamsburg, VA. The area around where the lighthouse now stands was the site of the
famous Civil War battle between the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia (Merrimac).
LINKS
Lighthouse Friends' lighthouse info and history
http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=446
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/newport.htm
Lighthouse's National Register of Historic Places Nomination
http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-cp/history/WEBLIGHTHOUSES/Newport_NRHP.html
July 3, 2006 Richmond, VA Times-Dispatch article on the new lighthouse owners
http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&c=MGA
rticle&cid=1149188899840
*Building Material~~ Cast iron
*Tower~~ 35 feet
*Elevation~~ On 15' tall cast iron and cement caisson at sea level
*Markings~~ Red
*Light Pattern~~ Red flash every 6 seconds
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters (integral to lantern)
*Automated~~ 1954
*Original Lens~~ Fourth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ 375mm, solar powered
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ Private
*Waterway Location~~ Hampton Roads Harbor, Chesapeake Bay at mouth of James River
*Significant Feature~~ Sold at auction in 2005 for $31,000 to Bob and Joan Gonsoulin of
Williamsburg, VA. The area around where the lighthouse now stands was the site of the
famous Civil War battle between the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia (Merrimac).
LINKS
Lighthouse Friends' lighthouse info and history
http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=446
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/newport.htm
Lighthouse's National Register of Historic Places Nomination
http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-cp/history/WEBLIGHTHOUSES/Newport_NRHP.html
July 3, 2006 Richmond, VA Times-Dispatch article on the new lighthouse owners
http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&c=MGA
rticle&cid=1149188899840
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