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Ipswich Range Lights

Ipswich, Massachusetts

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This light station no longer exists. (An active light on a steel skeleton tower continues in use at the location of the former rear range lighthouse.)

Location: About one mile east of entrance to Ipswich River; Nearest town: Ipswich

42 41 07 N
70 45 58 W

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Station established: 1838

Deactivated: 1939

Construction materials: Cast iron (rear range)

Height of tower: 45 feet (rear range)

Other buildings still standing: none

Related sites

Crane Beach

Ipswich Historical Society

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