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Location: New Haven Harbor, Long Island Sound
Nearest city: New Haven, Connecticut
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Accessibility: The lighthouse is part of New Haven's
Lighthouse
Point Park. The grounds are open year-round but the tower
is not open on a regular basis. For more information,
contact the Lighthouse
Point Park rangers at (203) 946-8790.
Station established: 1805; Present lighthouse built:
1847; Discontinued: 1877
Construction materials: Brownstone with brick lining
Height of tower: 70 feet; Height of focal plane: 97
feet
Original optic: Fourth order Fresnel (1855); Present
optic: None
Other buildings still standing: 1835 keeper's house
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