Bakers Island Light

This article is about the lighthouse in Massachusetts. For the lighthouse in Maine, see Baker Island Light.
Bakers Island Light
Location E of Salem on Bakers Island, Salem, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°32′11.2″N 70°47′9.3″W / 42.536444°N 70.785917°W / 42.536444; -70.785917Coordinates: 42°32′11.2″N 70°47′9.3″W / 42.536444°N 70.785917°W / 42.536444; -70.785917
Year first constructed 1791
Year first lit 1821 (current tower)
Automated 1972
Foundation Granite
Construction Granite and concrete
Tower shape Conical
Markings / pattern White with black lantern
Height 59 feet (18 m)
Focal height 111 feet (34 m)
Original lens 4th order Fresnel lens
Current lens 7.5 inches (190 mm)
Range White 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi)
Red 14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi)
Characteristic Alternating White and Red 20s
Fog signal Horn: 1 every 30s
Admiralty number J0288
ARLHS number USA-031
USCG number

1-350[1][2][3]

Baker's Island Light Station
Area 11.5 acres (4.7 ha)
Built 1821
MPS Lighthouses of Massachusetts TR (AD)
NRHP Reference # 76000289[4]
Added to NRHP November 21, 1976

Bakers Island Light is a historic lighthouse on Bakers Island in Salem, Massachusetts. The station was originally established in 1791, with a daymark. This was replaced in 1798 by two lights atop a keeper's house, one at each end. After storm damage in 1815, an octagonal stone tower was constructed. The current round stone tower was added in 1820. The 1820 tower was taller, leading to the names "Ma" and "Pa". The two remained in service until 1926, when the older, shorter tower was removed.[1]

The light was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Baker's Island Light Station in 1976.

Nomenclature

The City of Salem, the Coast Guard, and NOAA spell the name without an apostrophe, but the National Register of Historic Places includes it. The name is always written with the "s".[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Massachusetts". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
  2. ↑ Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2009. p. 5.
  3. ↑ Rowlett, Russ (2009-12-14). "Lighthouses of the United States: Northern Massachusetts". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  4. ↑ Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  5. ↑ "National Register Historic Districts & Landmarks" (PDF). City of Salem.
A USCG photo circa 1925
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