Cleveland East Ledge Light
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| Location | Falmouth, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 41°37′52″N 70°41′38″W / 41.631°N 70.694°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 |
| Range | 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 10s |
Cleveland East Ledge Light is a historic lighthouse in Falmouth, Massachusetts.
The lighthouse was built between 1940-1943. The state of Massachusetts began the project, but turned it over to the Coast Guard in 1941, which, after delays caused by the war, completed it in 1943.[2]
It sits 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 used to fish in the area. 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".[1]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Cleveland Ledge Light Station in 1987.[4]
As reported by The Standard Times, a New Bedford Massachusetts newspaper on November 26, the lighthouse has been sold. The paper reported "One group initially filed an application phase but withdrew it in 2009, and the lighthouse was put up for public auction in October 2010. An Organization, Cleveland Ledge Lighthouse, LLC, made the purchase. No future plans for the lighthouse have been unveiled except to say that it will remain a working aid to navigation.
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
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