Hospital Point Range Rear Light

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.[4]

Hospital Point Range Rear Light
LocationBeverly, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°32′53.94″N 70°52′42.43″W
Year first lit1927
Tower shapechurch steeple
Markings / patternWhite
Focal height183 feet (56 m)
CharacteristicFl W
Fog signalnone
Admiralty numberJ0290.1
ARLHS numberUSA-390
USCG number1-10005[1][2][3]

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.[4] 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.[2][4][5] The church was destroyed in a fire in 1975, but the steeple survived; it was incorporated into the rebuilt church.[4] The light continues in active service.

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References
  1. "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Massachusetts". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. 2012-09-15. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
  2. United States Coast Guard (2012). Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey. p. 859.
  3. Rowlett, Russ (2009-09-07). "Lighthouses of the United States: Northern Massachusetts". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  4. "Hospital Point Range Rear, MA". Lighthouse Friends.
  5. Salem and Lynn harbors (Map). 1:25,000. NOAA. 1980. Chart 13275.
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