Sheffield Island Light
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Sheffield Island Light is a historic Connecticut lighthouse located on the west entrance of the Norwalk River on northern Long Island Sound. The first lighthouse by this name was built on the island, then known as Smith Island, by the United States government in 1826. It originally ran on oil.
The original 30 foot tower was replaced by a Victorian style masonry dwelling, with a light tower in the gable, in 1868. The remodeled light was equipped with a fourth-order Fresnel lens, visible for more than 12 miles. The lighthouse is of the same design as lighthouses at Great Captain Island and Morgan Point in Connecticut; Old Field Point Light and Plum Island in New York; and Block Island North in Rhode Island.[1]
When Greens Ledge Light was built to the west in 1900, Sheffield Island Light was deactivated. In 1987, the 118 year old structure was purchased by the Norwalk Seaport Association for renovation and restoration.
[edit] Reference
- Crompton, Samuel Willard. "The Lighthouse Book." Barnes and Noble Books, New York, 1999. ISBN 0-7607-1135-6.
[edit] External links
- [1] Norwalk Seaport Association, which runs the lighthouse
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