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Name: New Haven Long Wharf Light  

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Nearest Town or City:
New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Location: New Haven Harbor, Long Island Sound.


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Managing Organization:
U.S. Coast Guard

Height of Focal Plane: 19

Characteristic and Range: Flashing green every 4 seconds, range 4 nautical miles.

Description of Tower: Skeleton tower.

This light is operational

Earlier Towers?
1854: Iron post. 1900: Iron tower.

Date Established: 1854

Date Present Tower Built: ?

Date Deactivated: 1859-1861

Date Automated: 1923

Fog Signal: 1900: Fog bell and striking mechanism.

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

Open To Public? Grounds only.

Keepers: John Wood (1854-?), Thomas F. Wilson (?-1910, died in service), George B. Keller (?-1923)


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