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The last officially recognized lighthouse in the state, the Avery Point Light, was constructed in 1943, but was not lit until the following year. [2] The Mystic Seaport Light, constructed in 1966, is a functioning replica housed with a historic Fresnel lens; it is classified as an unofficial and non-navigational aid.
The Stonington Harbor Light is a historic lighthouse built in 1840 and located on the east side of Stonington Harbor in the Borough of Stonington, Connecticut.It is a well-preserved example of a mid-19th century stone lighthouse.
Stratford Point Light is a historic lighthouse in the Lordship neighborhood of Stratford, Connecticut, United States, at the mouth of the Housatonic River. The second tower was one of the first prefabricated cylindrical lighthouses in the country and remains active. It sits on a 4-acre (1.6 ha) tract at the southeastern tip of Stratford Point.
The lighthouse is painted white and has six windows, all facing the water. [4] The lighthouse has been described as being "similar to the masonry towers built earlier, ( New London Harbor Light , New Haven Harbor ( Five Mile Point ) Light, and Faulkner's Island Light ), but Lynde Point is considered to represent the finest work of the three". [ 5 ]
It was originally the state of New York, not Connecticut, which ceded the area on which the lighthouse is located to the federal government, [7] but most modern official maps place it within Connecticut's side of Long Island Sound by about 1,000 feet (300 m). [8] The lighthouse is located on Stratford (or Middleground) Shoal which is a little ...
Avery Point Light or Avery Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Groton, Connecticut, United States, on the Avery Point Campus of the University of Connecticut.Although construction was completed in March 1943, the lighthouse was not lit until May 1944 due to concerns of possible enemy invasion.
The lighthouse is also known simply as "Breakwater Light" or "Outer Light". It is one of two built off Lynde Point in the nineteenth century. The other lighthouse, known as Lynde Point Light or more commonly as "Inner Light", is 75 years older than this lighthouse. The two lighthouses mark the harbor channel at the mouth of the Connecticut ...
New London Harbor Light is a lighthouse in Connecticut on the west side of the New London harbor entrance. 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 and on Long Island Sound, [4] with its tower reaching 90 feet. [5]