Dumpling Rocks Light

Historic lighthouse in Massachusetts, United States
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F WR Edit this on Wikidata Dumpling Rocks Light 7 Edit this at Wikidata
An electrician replaces the lantern with a self-contained LED light in 2016
Constructed1942 Edit this on WikidataConstructionskeleton towerMarkingssquare green daymarkFog signalnoneFocal height52 ft (16 m) Edit this on WikidataRange8 nmi (15 km; 9.2 mi) Edit this on WikidataCharacteristicFl G 6s Edit this on Wikidata

Dumpling Rocks Light is a light on a skeleton tower on Dumpling Rock, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts.[2] It replaced the wooden Dumpling Rock Light, built 1889, which in turn replaced the original stone lighthouse established in 1829.

References

  1. ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Massachusetts". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. 2009-09-01. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
  2. ^ United States Coast Guard (2009). Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey. p. 143.
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