Fort Pickering Light

Fort Pickering Light, also known as Winter Island Light, is a lighthouse built in 1871 and discontinued by the Coast Guard in 1969.^[2][3] It was relit as a private aid to navigation by the City of Salem in 1983.

Key Information

US Coast Guard photo
Location	Salem, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°31′35.3″N 70°51′59.3″W / 42.526472°N 70.866472°W / 42.526472; -70.866472
Tower
Constructed	1871
Foundation	Concrete
Construction	Cast iron and brick
Automated	solar 1995
Shape	Conical tower
Markings	White
Heritage	National Register of Historic Places contributing property
Light
First lit	1983
Deactivated	1969-1983
Focal height	28 feet (8.5 m)
Characteristic	Fl W 4s
Fort Pickering Light
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
2008
Location	Salem, Massachusetts
Area	45 acres (18 ha)
Architectural style	Multiple
Part of	Winter Island Historic District and Archeological District (ID94000335[1])
Designated CP	April 14, 1994
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Winter Island Light is a constituent part of the Winter Island Historic District and Archeological District, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 14, 1994.

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Massachusetts". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. September 2, 2009. Archived from the original on May 1, 2017.
3. ^ Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2013. p. 84.

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