Stratford Point Light
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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.
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History
The first Stratford Point Lighthouse was built in 1822. In 1855 a fifth order lens was added to the Script error: No such module "convert". wooden tower. In 1881, the tower and dwelling were razed and replaced with a Script error: No such module "convert". tall, brick lined cast-iron tower and equipped with a third order Fresnel lens. The light was automated in 1970 with a modern beacon. It is an active aid to navigation and is used for Coast Guard housing.
The lighthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
Head keepers
- Samuel Buddington (1822 – 1843)
- William Merwin (1843 – 1844)
- Samuel Buddington (1844 – 1848)
- Amy Buddington (1848 – 1861)
- Rufus Warren Buddington (1861 – 1869)
- Benedict Lillingston (1869 – 1874)
- John L. Brush (1874 – 1879)
- Jerome B. Tuttle (1879 – 1880)
- Theodore Judson (1880 – 1919)
- William F. Petzolt (1919 – 1946)
- Daniel F. McCoart (1946 – 1963)
- Richard L. Fox (1963 – )
See also
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- List of lighthouses in Connecticut
- List of lighthouses in the United States
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Fairfield County, Connecticut
References
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- "Lights & Legends, A Historical Guide to Lighthouses of Long Island Sound, Fishers Island Sound, and Block Island Sound", Harlan Hamilton, Westcott Publishing Company, 1987.
- "Northeast Lights: Lighthouses and Lightships, Rhode Island to Cape Mary, New Jersey", Robert G. Bachand, Sea Sports Publications, 1989.
- "Lighthouses of Southern New England: Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut, A Pictorial Guide", Courtney Thompson, CatNap Publications, 2002.
External links
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- lighthousefriends.com: Inventory of Historic Light Stations
- NPS.gov: Stratford Point, CT Template:Webarchive
- Location on Google Maps
- Stratford Point Lighthouse
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- Lighthouses completed in 1822
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- Buildings and structures in Stratford, Connecticut
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- Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut
- National Register of Historic Places in Fairfield County, Connecticut
- 1822 establishments in Connecticut