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The Saybrook Breakwater Light forms an integral part of what has been referred to as "lighthouse alley" — a system of navigational safety points along Chimney Point and Fenwick Point that provided secure access to small vessels entering the Connecticut River [^2^]. It stands proud today as one among a few remaining spark-plug styled ...
The Lynde Point Light or Lynde Point Lighthouse, also known as Saybrook Inner Lighthouse, is a lighthouse in Connecticut, United States, on the west side of the mouth of the Connecticut River on the Long Island Sound, Old Saybrook, Connecticut. The first light was a 35 feet (11 m) wooden tower constructed by Abisha Woodward for $2,200 and it ...
Saybrook Breakwater Light [note 4] Old Saybrook 41°15′48″N 72°20′34″W / 41.2632°N 72.3427°W / 41.2632; -72.3427 ( Saybrook Breakwater
Pages in category "Old Saybrook, Connecticut" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. ... Saybrook Breakwater Light; Saybrook Manor, Connecticut;
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 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.
The barge, under the tow of the tugboat Aries ( United States), suddenly foundered six miles (9.7 km) west of Saybrook Breakwater Light and north of Cornfield Shoals in Long Island Sound in 10 fathoms (60 ft; 18 m) of water. Her cook drowned and her captain died after rescue by Aries. Four others survived. [6]
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.