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Spectacle Island Range Lights
A 1907 postcard showing the range lights (the two white towers)
Map
LocationSpectacle Island, Boston, US
Coordinates42°20′N 70°59′W / 42.33°N 70.98°W / 42.33; -70.98
Tower
Constructed1897 Edit this on Wikidata
Foundationmasonry
Constructionwood
Shapeoctagonal
MarkingsWhite, later white with red center stripe
Light
Deactivated1913 Edit this on Wikidata
Spectacle Island Range Front Light Edit this at Wikidata
Height29 ft (8.8 m) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicF R Edit this on Wikidata
Spectacle Island Range Rear Light Edit this at Wikidata
Height54 ft (16 m) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicF R Edit this on Wikidata

The Spectacle Island Range Lights were a pair of range lights on Spectacle Island in Boston Harbor. They were established in 1897 and discontinued in 1913 after changes in the entrance channels to the harbor made them obsolete.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ (2009-10-24). "Lighthouses of the United States: Northern Massachusetts". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  2. ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Massachusetts". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. 2009-08-08. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
  3. ^ "New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide". Jeremy D'Entremont. 2009-10-24.

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