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| Location | Falmouth, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 41°37′51.47″N 70°41′39.046″W / 41.6309639°N 70.69417944°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1943 |
| Foundation | Concrete and rock caisson |
| Construction | Reinforced concrete |
| Automated | 1978 |
| Height | 21 m (69 ft)  |
| Shape | Cylindrical on square dwelling |
| Markings | White tower red-brown caisson black lantern |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| Fog signal | Horn, one every 15s |
| Racon | "C" (Charlie) |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 74 feet (23 m) |
| Lens | 4th order Fresnel lens (original), 7.5 inches (190 mm) (current) |
| Range | 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 10s |
Cleveland Ledge Light Station | |
| Nearest city | Falmouth, Massachusetts |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Architectural style | Moderne, Art Moderne |
| MPS | Lighthouses of Massachusetts TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 87001462[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 15, 1987 |
Cleveland East Ledge Light is a historic lighthouse in Falmouth, Massachusetts. It sits on a man-made island in shallow water on the eastern of the two halves of Cleveland Ledge, which is said to have been named for President Grover Cleveland because he owned the nearby Gray Gables estate and used to fish in the area.[2][3][4] It marks the east side of the beginning of the dredged channel leading to the Cape Cod Canal and is the first fixed mark when going northbound through the canal. As it is an important mark in an area subject to fog, it has a racon showing the letter "C".[2]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2009. p. 143.
- ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Massachusetts". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ (2009-12-16). "Lighthouses of the United States: Southeast Massachusetts". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.