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New London Harbor Light, New London, Connecticut--1761 a 64 foot stone tower was erected at the west side of the harbor entrance it was paid for by money raised selling lottery tickets. New London harbor lighthouse was the fourth lighthouse in North America and the first on Long Island Sound.The Lighthouse developed a large crack by 1799 and their were complaints that the light could not be distinguished from other lights. In 1801 a new 89 foot stone lighthouse with a cast-iron lantern was completed by Abisha Woodward of New London. It is the oldest existing lighthouse in Connecticut.it was on of the earliest American Lighthouse with a flashing light. the revolving eclipser gave it a distinct characteristic so it couldn't be confused with light of nearby houses.The Lighthouse's lamps and reflectors were replaced by a fourth order Fresnel lens in 1857 ,the lens remains in use today.A second -class Daboll trumpet was installed in 1874 , operated by a hot-air engine.In 1883 a new first-class fog signal was installed and in 1896 new engines and air compressors were added.In 1904 a new fog siren provoked complaints from the local summer residents. In 1911 the fog signal was relocated to New London Ledge Light. In 1912 the incandescent oil vapor lamp was replaced by an Automatic acetylene beacon.April 2005 ownership of the lighthouse was transferred to the New London maritime Society under the provision of the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act of 2000. Located on Pequot Avenue south of Montauk Avenue, off CT213 in New London Site and Tower closed to the public but you can view it from the Campus of University of Connecticut.
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