Lighting of the New London Harbor Light (1760)

The New London Harbor Light was built in 1760 on the west side of the entrance to New London Harbor in Connecticut. The supplied passages confirm the lighthouse's construction, location, and enduring significance, but do not state the date of its first lighting, which remains unconfirmed.

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Background and detail

Background. The original New London Harbor Lighthouse was built in 1760 on the west side of the entrance to New London Harbor. The structure stands in Connecticut at Lighthouse Point in southern New London, just east of Guthrie Beach off Pequot Avenue, at the harbor entrance.

Significance. New London Harbor Light ranks as the nation's fifth oldest light station and the seventh oldest U.S. lighthouse. It is both the oldest and the tallest lighthouse in Connecticut and on Long Island Sound, with its tower reaching 90 feet.

Later History. The light was acquired by the New London Maritime Society in 2010 and is currently owned and maintained by that society as part of the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act program.

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