Ten Pound Island Light
The Ten Pound Island Light is a historic lighthouse in Gloucester Harbor in Gloucester, Massachusetts. It is located on Ten Pound Island, near the eastern end of the harbor. The tower, built in 1881, is a conical cast iron structure 30 feet (9.1 m) tall, replacing a stone tower first built on the site in 1821. The main body is painted white, and the top is painted black. The tower is the only surviving part of a more extensive light station, which included a keeper's house and an oil house; only ruins survive.
primaryTopic
Ten Pound Island Light
The Ten Pound Island Light is a historic lighthouse in Gloucester Harbor in Gloucester, Massachusetts. It is located on Ten Pound Island, near the eastern end of the harbor. The tower, built in 1881, is a conical cast iron structure 30 feet (9.1 m) tall, replacing a stone tower first built on the site in 1821. The main body is painted white, and the top is painted black. The tower is the only surviving part of a more extensive light station, which included a keeper's house and an oil house; only ruins survive.
has abstract
The Ten Pound Island Light is ...... Lane painted the first tower.
@en
building end date
height (μ)
1.18872e+1
Wikipage page ID
18,760,765
Wikipage revision ID
737,664,753
admiralty
automated
Caption
The 1821 lighthouse
characteristic
construction
Stone and cast iron
coordinates display
coordinates type
region:US_type:landmark
currentlens
fogsignal
foundation
lats
location
Gloucester, Massachusetts
marking
White with black lantern
pushpin
pushpin map
pushpin mapsize
shape
USCG
yeardeactivated
yearlit
subject
hypernym
comment
The Ten Pound Island Light is ...... oil house; only ruins survive.
@en
label
Ten Pound Island Light
@en
wasDerivedFrom
isPrimaryTopicOf
name
Ten Pound Island Light
@en