Coordinates: | 42.5265°N -70.8665°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
Yearbuilt: | 1871 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Automated: | solar 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Yeardeactivated: | 1969-1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Foundation: | Concrete | ||||||||||||||||||||
Construction: | Cast iron and brick | ||||||||||||||||||||
Shape: | Conical tower | ||||||||||||||||||||
Marking: | White | ||||||||||||||||||||
Characteristic: | Fl W 4s | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Fort Pickering Light, also known as Winter Island Light, is a lighthouse built in 1871 and discontinued by the Coast Guard in 1969. It was relit as a private aid to navigation by the City of Salem in 1983.
Winter Island Light is a constituent part of the Winter Island Historic District and Archeological District, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 14, 1994.