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Derby Wharf Light

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description is "White square tower. Maintained by the U.S. Park Service". The actual light is 25 feet (7.6 m) above
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Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey
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The Light Station was originally built in 1871 and used an oil lamp shining through a
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, Massachusetts
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Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Salem, Massachusetts
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National Register of Historic Places in Salem, Massachusetts
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Essex County, Massachusetts Registered Historic Place stubs
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This article relating to a United States lighthouse is a
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Salem, Massachusetts
Coordinates
42°30′59.6″N 70°53′0.9″W / 42.516556°N 70.883583°W / 42.516556; -70.883583
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Fog signal
Fresnel lens
Characteristic
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
MPS
87001466
lighthouse
Salem, Massachusetts
Salem Maritime National Historic Site
National Register of Historic Places
Light List
Mean High Water
Fresnel lense
Derby Waterfront District
National Register of Historic Places listings in Salem, Massachusetts
National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, Massachusetts


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