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The last officially recognized lighthouse in the state, the Avery Point Light, was constructed in 1943, but was not lit until the following year. [2] The Mystic Seaport Light, constructed in 1966, is a functioning replica housed with a historic Fresnel lens; it is classified as an unofficial and non-navigational aid.
Articles about lighthouses in the U.S. state of Connecticut. For a manually maintained list, complete with yet-to-be-written articles, see Lighthouses in the United States . Subcategories
New London Harbor Light is a lighthouse in Connecticut on the west side of the New London harbor entrance. It is the nation's fifth oldest light station and the seventh oldest U.S. lighthouse. It is both the oldest and the tallest lighthouse in Connecticut and on Long Island Sound, [4] with its tower reaching 90 feet. [5]
There was some debate about whether the lighthouse is New York or Connecticut. It was originally the state of New York, not Connecticut, which ceded the area on which the lighthouse is located to the federal government, [7] but most modern official maps place it within Connecticut's side of Long Island Sound by about 1,000 feet (300 m). [8]
Connecticut counties (clickable map) This is a list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut. There are more than 1,500 listed sites in Connecticut. All 8 counties in Connecticut have listings on the National Register.
Pages in category "Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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Stratford Point Light is a historic lighthouse in the Lordship neighborhood of Stratford, Connecticut, United States, at the mouth of the Housatonic River. The second tower was one of the first prefabricated cylindrical lighthouses in the country and remains active. It sits on a 4-acre (1.6 ha) tract at the southeastern tip of Stratford Point.