Derby Wharf Light
US Coast Guard photo
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Location | Salem, Massachusetts |
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Year first constructed | 1871 |
Year first lit | 1871 |
Automated | 1970s |
Deactivated | 1977 - 1983 |
Construction | Brick |
Tower shape | Square |
Markings / pattern | White Black |
Focal height | 25 feet (7.6 m) |
Original lens | 5th order Fresnel lens 1871-1906 4th order 1906-1910 6th order 1910-1970s |
Current lens | Solar-powered optic |
Range | 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl R 6sec |
Fog signal | none |
Admiralty number | J0296 |
ARLHS number | USA-224 |
USCG number | 1-10129 |
Derby Wharf Light Station
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Built | 1877 |
Architect | Unknown |
MPS | Lighthouses of Massachusetts TR |
NRHP Reference # | 87001466 [3] |
Added to NRHP | June 15, 1987 |
Derby Wharf Light Station is a historic lighthouse on Derby Wharf in Salem, Massachusetts that is within the Salem Maritime National Historic Site.
It was built in 1871 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[2][3] The United States Coast Guard Light List[1] description is "White square tower. Maintained by the U.S. Park Service". The actual light is 25 feet (7.6 m) above Mean High Water. Its red light is visible for 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi).
History
The Light Station was originally built in 1871 and used an oil lamp shining through a Fresnel lens. For many years, Derby Wharf Light had one of only 17 sixth-order Fresnel lenses in the United States. Today, the light is solar powered, and the light is a red flash every six seconds.[4] In 2008, Eagle Scout Thomas Croteau of Troop 59, from nearby Peabody, Mass, fixed and re-painted the then-decrepit structure as his Eagle Project.
See also
- Derby Waterfront District
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Salem, Massachusetts
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, Massachusetts
References
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- Lighthouses completed in 1871
- Towers completed in 1871
- Buildings and structures in Salem, Massachusetts
- Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
- Lighthouses in Essex County, Massachusetts
- National Register of Historic Places in Essex County, Massachusetts
- Essex County, Massachusetts Registered Historic Place stubs
- United States lighthouse stubs