- New London Harbor Light
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New London Harbor Light Location New London, Connecticut Coordinates 41°19′00″N 72°05′24″W / 41.31666°N 72.08997°W Year first constructed 1760 Year first lit 1801 Automated 1912 Foundation Surface rock Construction Brownstone Tower shape Octagonal Height 89 ft (27 m) Original lens 11 lamps, 13 inch reflectors. Current lens Fourth order Fresnel lens Characteristic white light, 3 s on, 3 s off New London Harbor Light is a lighthouse in Connecticut, United States, on the west side of the New London harbor entrance, Connecticut. It is the nation's fifth oldest light station and the seventh oldest U.S. lighthouse; it is both the oldest and the tallest lighthouse in Connecticut.
History
The original New London Harbor Lighthouse was built on the west side of the entrance to New London Harbor in 1760. It was removed when the current stone tower was built in 1801. In 1855 a fourth-order Fresnel lens replaced the original 11 lamps with 13-inch (330 mm) reflectors.
Postcard of the lighthouse, published 1901-1907
See also
Lighthouses of Connecticut Avery Point Light • Black Rock Harbor Light • Bridgeport Harbor Light • Falkner Island Light • Five Mile Point Light • Great Captain Island Light • Greens Ledge Light • Lynde Point Light • Morgan Point Light • Mystic Seaport Light • New London Harbor Light • New London Ledge Light • Pecks Ledge Light • Penfield Reef Light • Saybrook Breakwater Light • Southwest Ledge Light • Stamford Harbor Ledge Light • Stonington Harbor Light • Stratford Point Light • Stratford Shoal Light • Tongue Point Light
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- New London, Connecticut
- Visitor attractions in New London County, Connecticut
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