 the 1818 tower | |
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| Location | New Bedford, US |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 41°35′35.44″N 70°54′4.86″W / 41.5931778°N 70.9013500°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1797  |
| Foundation | Stone |
| Construction | Stone and wood |
| Automated | 2001 |
| Shape | Short cylindrical tower on stone and wood rectangular building on granite fort |
| Markings | White with black lantern |
| Fog signal | none |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1869 (current tower) |
| Deactivated | 1898-2001 |
| Focal height | 68 feet (21 m) |
| Lens | 9.8 inches (250 mm) |
| Range | 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fixed White |
The Clarks Point Light is located in New Bedford, Massachusetts.[1][2] Originally constructed as a wooden tower, it was replaced with a stone tower in 1804. This in turn was replaced by a structure on the parapets of Fort Rodman which was deactivated in 1898. After restoration in the early 1970s, it was relit again in 2001 by the city as a private aid.
- ^ Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2009. p. 151.
- ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Massachusetts". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.