Year first constructed 1791 Automated 1972 Construction Granite and concrete Opened 1791 Current lens length 19 cm Added to NRHP 21 November 1976 | Year first lit 1821 (current tower) Foundation Granite Height 18 m Area 5 ha Focal height 34 m | |
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Location E of Salem on Bakers Island, Salem, Massachusetts Similar Bakers Island, Fort Pickering Light, Annisquam Harbor Light, Marblehead Light, Hospital Point Range Fr | ||
Boat trip to bakers island lighthouse
Bakers Island Light is a historic lighthouse on Bakers Island in Salem, Massachusetts. The station was originally established in 1791, with a daymark. This was replaced in 1798 by two lights atop a keeper's house, one at each end. After storm damage in 1815, an octagonal stone tower was constructed. The current round stone tower was added in 1820. The 1820 tower was taller, leading to the names "Ma" and "Pa". The two remained in service until 1926, when the older, shorter tower was removed.
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- Boat trip to bakers island lighthouse
- Map of Bakers Island Lighthouse Manchester by the Sea MA 01944 USA
- Nomenclature
- References
Map of Bakers Island Lighthouse, Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA 01944, USA
The light was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Baker's Island Light Station in 1976.
Nomenclature
The City of Salem, the Coast Guard, and NOAA spell the name without an apostrophe, but the National Register of Historic Places includes it. The name is always written with the "s".