Cape Poge Light

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Cape Poge Light is a lighthouse on the first erected in 1801 belonging to Edgartown Chappaquiddick Island on the territory of the State of Massachusetts in the United States. It is owned by the Coast Guard of the United States, but is managed by the organization The Trustees of Reservations.

History

The first lighthouse at this position, a 35 ft ( 10.7 m) tall wooden tower, was erected in 1801 after the United States Congress for funds in the amount of $ 2,000 ( this amount corresponds to a present-day purchasing power of about $ 39,300 ) was approved. 1844 the tower for construction costs of $ 1600 (now about $ 53,400 ) was replaced by a new, octagonal and also wooden existing structure. 1857 was followed by the conversion to a 4th order Fresnel lens, and finally a third lighthouse was built in 1893, which is still used today.

The tower was several times - 1907, 1922, 1960 and most recently in 1986 - moved farther from the coast to the interior of the island into it. In 1943 he was automated so that in 1954 all previous accompanying buildings, including the residence of the former lighthouse keeper, could be demolished. In 1997, the lens was removed, repaired and reinstalled after repair.

The building was entered on September 28, 1987 under the number 87,002,040 in the National Register of Historic Places.

The light of today's Solar-Powered Lighthouse has a range of 9 nautical miles ( 16.7 km ) and flashes every 6 seconds on white.