Plum Island Lighthouse (Newburyport Harbor Lighthouse)
Newburyport, Massachusetts
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Location: Northern tip of Plum Island, Ipswich Bay, entrance to Merrimack River
Coordinates: 42 48 54 N 70 49 06 W View Plum Island Lighthouse in a larger map Characteristic: Occulting green light; two eclipses every 15 seconds
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Maintained by: The Friends of Plum Island Light, Inc.
Address: Northern Blvd., Newburyport, MA.
Accessibility: The grounds are open all year; the lighthouse is open for tours by appointment. 
Station established: 1788
Present tower built: 1898 Automated: 1951 Construction materials: Wood Other buildings still standing:1898 keeper's house Tower height: 35 feet Height of focal plane: 50 feet Optic: Fourth-order Fresnel lens (1856), still in use (right) |
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