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Ned's Point Light

Mattapoisett, Massachusetts

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Location: North side of entrance to Mattapoisett Harbor.

Nearest town: Mattapoisett

Station established: 1838

Present tower built: 1838

Automated: 1923 ; Deactivated: 1952-1961

Construction material: Stone

Tower height: 39 feet; Height of focal plane: 41 feet

Other buidings still standing: oil house

41 39 03 N
70 47 44 W

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Accessibility: The tower is open in July on Thursdays, 10 a.m. to noon, and in August on Thursdays, 4 to 6 p.m., ending in mid-August.

Contact Bert Theriault at nedspointlight@comcast.net for more information.

The grounds are open to the public every day.

Active Coast Guard aid to navigation; grounds are the property of the Town of Mattapoisett

Earlier optic: Fifth-order Fresnel; Present optic: 250mm

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Characteristic: Isophase 6 seconds (three seconds of white alternating with three seconds darkness)

Related sites

Mattapoisett Historical Society
Town of Mattapoisett
Mattapoisett Community News
The Wanderer (newspaper)

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