Tower shape church steeple Characteristic Fl W First lit 1927 | Year first lit 1927 Markings / pattern White Fog signal none Focal height 56 m | |
Similar Nantucket Cliff Range Lights, Lovells Island Range Li, Broad Sound Channel I, Spectacle Island Range Li, Newburyport Harbor Front Ran | ||
The Hospital Point Range Rear Light is part of a pair of range lights in Beverly, Massachusetts. It is located in the steeple of the First Baptist Church of Beverly.
History
The Hospital Point Light was established to help guide ships through Salem Sound. It was originally established as a single light, but in 1927 the beacon from a lightship was used to create a range, with the existing light made the front light. This beacon was set in the steeple of the First Baptist Church, the tallest spire in town; it projects a very narrow beam, only 2° either side of the range course, leading across the northern part of the sound. The church was destroyed in a fire in 1975, but the steeple survived; it was incorporated into the rebuilt church. The light continues in active service.