Fort Pickering Light, also known as Winter Island Light, is a
lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid, for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.
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built in 1871 and discontinued by the
Coast Guard in 1969.
It was relit as a private aid to navigation by the
City of Salem in 1983.
Winter Island Light is a constituent part of the
Winter Island Historic District and Archeological District, which was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
on April 14, 1994.
See also
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List of lighthouses in the United States, Massachusetts
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Fort Pickering
References
Lighthouses completed in 1871
Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
Buildings and structures in Salem, Massachusetts
Lighthouses in Essex County, Massachusetts
Historic district contributing properties in Massachusetts
1871 establishments in Massachusetts
National Register of Historic Places in Salem, Massachusetts
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