378:. It is a caisson tank light with a total height of 53 feet (16 m), and is set on a concrete foundation set on the muddy bottom of the harbor. Atop the caisson is a circular brick structure, with a wide fog deck encircling it at the lowest level. The fog deck is slightly wider than the caisson, which is flared outward just below the deck to minimize the effects of wave action. An open deck circles the structure at the top of the brick section, where it transitions to the smaller iron lantern house, and a narrow third deck encircles the lantern chamber. The interior was historically divided into living and dining quarters (housing seven crew members), and office and storage space. Access to the structure is via a ladder that descends from the fog deck.
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479:. 2009. p. 151.
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1835:northwestern
1596:Essex County
1303:Stage Harbor
1293:Sankaty Head
1278:Point Gammon
1263:Old Scituate
1108:Duxbury Pier
1078:Clarks Point
1053:Butler Flats
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1033:Borden Flats
854:(DEMOLISHED)
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223:Fresnel lens
221:Fifth order
210:Focal height
131:Construction
75:41°36′13.5″N
1855:Other lists
1815:Southbridge
1695:Marlborough
1649:Springfield
1582:New Bedford
1343:Wing's Neck
1338:West Dennis
1153:Great Point
1098:Derby Wharf
1093:Deer Island
1043:Brant Point
1023:Bird Island
983:Lighthouses
681:Fort Rodman
195:Deactivated
108:Constructed
90: /
65:Coordinates
1936:Categories
1745:Winchester
1720:Somerville
1680:Framingham
1608:Gloucester
1577:Fall River
1556:Barnstable
1463:Barnstable
1288:Sandy Neck
1283:Race Point
1203:Mayo Beach
1198:Marblehead
1188:Long Point
1148:The Graves
941:See also:
523:2015-08-29
409:References
198:2014
123:Foundation
111:1898
78:70°53′40″W
16:Lighthouse
1825:Worcester
1761:Brookline
1730:Wakefield
1685:Lexington
1670:Cambridge
1665:Arlington
1528:Worcester
1508:Nantucket
1503:Middlesex
1498:Hampshire
1468:Berkshire
1333:West Chop
1238:Ned Point
1113:East Chop
1088:Cuttyhunk
1068:Cape Poge
572:Education
282:Architect
187:First lit
139:Automated
1897:Category
1820:Uxbridge
1797:southern
1792:northern
1725:Stoneham
1715:Sherborn
1618:Lawrence
1532:northern
1518:Plymouth
1488:Franklin
1348:Wood End
1273:Plymouth
1158:Highland
1143:Gay Head
1128:Egg Rock
1063:Cape Ann
718:template
652:Historic
616:(merged)
397:See also
311:87001530
237:white 4s
235:Flashing
163:Heritage
155:Markings
49:Location
1862:Bridges
1830:eastern
1735:Waltham
1710:Reading
1700:Medford
1675:Concord
1628:Methuen
1613:Ipswich
1603:Andover
1587:Taunton
1561:Harwich
1523:Suffolk
1513:Norfolk
1493:Hampden
1473:Bristol
1073:Chatham
922:History
351:caisson
1877:Boston
1787:Boston
1771:Quincy
1766:Milton
1740:Weston
1705:Newton
1690:Lowell
1406:Topics
1258:Nobska
1233:Nauset
1038:Boston
995:Main:
689:(part)
608:Former
1633:Salem
1483:Essex
1478:Dukes
734:Sites
473:(PDF)
333:is a
182:Light
147:Shape
134:Brick
103:Tower
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274:Area
218:Lens
190:1898
142:1978
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