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| Year Built: | 1873 |
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| Description: | One of a pair of lights, this is located 2.4 miles south of rear tower. This light includes two lamps, at 22 feet and 39 feet respectively. Still operational; automated 1964. Owned and maintained by USCG (Coast Guard Activities Baltimore). Eligible for listing on National Register of Historic Places. |
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| Type of Structure: | Brown cast iron caisson with a round, 25-foot tower and black lantern originally equipped with a 5th order Fresnel lens. |
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| Purpose: | Marks navigation channel from Bay to Brewerton channel when lights of front and rear range towers line up. |
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| Interesting Facts: | First caisson built on the bay. One of the last manned lights on the bay. Automated 35 years after the rear range. |
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