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American Lighthouse Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 565
Rockland,
Maine 04841
Phone: 207-594-4174
info@lighthousefoundation.org
The American Lighthouse Foundation is a
Non-Profit 501(c)(3) Organization dedicated to the preservation of America's historic lighthouses.
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Long Point Lighthouse
Facts...
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Photo by Jeremy D'Entremont
Long Point
Lighthouse
Massachusetts
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Year Built:
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1875
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Height of Tower:
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38 feet
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Description:
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White square
tower showing an occulting |
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green light
every 4 seconds 36 feet above sea level that is visible 12 nautical
miles. The light station is equipped with a fog horn that sounds one
blast every 15 seconds.
– Reference: 2005 U.S. Coast Guard
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Location:
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On southwest
side of entrance to |
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Provincetown. – Reference: 1939 U.S. Lighthouse Service
Light List |
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Coordinates:
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42 02 00 N…70
09 42 W |
Automated:
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1952
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Status:
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Active aid to
navigation owned by the U.S. Coast Guard and licensed to the American
Lighthouse Foundation. The Cape Cod Chapter – a chapter of the American
Lighthouse Foundation, is dedicated to restoring the historic lighthouse.
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Light Station
Historical Notes:
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The
first Long Point Lighthouse was constructed in 1826 and consisted of a
lantern atop a keeper’s dwelling. The beacon exhibited a fixed white light |
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from
a focal plane of 35 feet that was visible 13 nautical miles. The lighthouse
was outfitted with a sixth order Fresnel lens in 1856. By 1873 an inspectors
report expressed concern that a “heavy storm” could carry away the
lighthouse given the adverse affects of erosion on the very tip of Cape Cod
where the structure was located. Two years later in 1875, the U.S.
Lighthouse Service completed the present day lighthouse that occupies Long
Point Light Station. The new brick lighthouse was built to a height of
38-feet, with a 1½ story keeper’s house built nearby. In addition, the light
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station was
outfitted with a 1,200-pound fog bell and its Fresnel lens upgraded to a
fifth order. It wasn’t until 1904 that the station received an oil house
to properly store its flammable materials. Today, the keeper’s house and
fog signal building no longer exist.
(Information courtesy of ALF Historian Jeremy D’Entremont)
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U.S. Coast Guard Photo
Long Point Lighthouse
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To learn more about Long Point
Lighthouse and how you can help the Cape Cod Chapter of the American Lighthouse Foundation save this
historic beacon
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