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In 1851, twenty years after the establishment of Whaleback Lighthouse, the tower was shortened to 55 feet (17 m). Three years later, in 1854, the tower was fitted with a Fourth (4th) Order Fresnel lens. In 1878, a new 48-foot (15 m) cast-iron, brick-lined lighthouse tower was erected on the same foundation as the 1804 tower.
Whaleback Light is a historic lighthouse marking the mouth of the Piscataqua River in Kittery, Maine. It is located on a rocky outcrop offshore southwest of Fort Foster and south of Wood Island in Kittery. The present tower was built in 1872. [2] [3] [4] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [1]
The lighthouse, one of two on the New Hampshire coast, and associated buildings are now owned by the state of New Hampshire. The island hosts a coastal weather station which frequently records sustained hurricane-force winds from Nor'easter coastal storms in the winter, due to the exposed nature of the island. [ 16 ]
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Island County Water body Elevation (feet) ... New Castle Island: Rockingham: Piscataqua River: 13 4 ... Whaleback Island: Carroll: Lake Winnipesaukee:
New Castle is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,000 at the 2020 census . [ 4 ] It is the easternmost town in New Hampshire and the smallest by area, and it is the only town in the state located entirely on islands.
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