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Spectacle Island Range Lights
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The Spectacle Island Range Lights were a pair of range lights on Spectacle Island in Boston Harbor. They were established in 1897 and discontinued in 1913 after changes in the entrance channels to the harbor made them obsolete.[1][2][3]
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![]() A 1907 postcard showing the range lights (the two white towers) | |
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Location | Spectacle Island, Boston, US |
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Coordinates | 42°20′N 70°59′W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1897 ![]() |
Foundation | masonry |
Construction | wood |
Shape | octagonal |
Markings | White, later white with red center stripe |
Light | |
Deactivated | 1913 ![]() |
Spectacle Island Range Front Light ![]() ![]() | |
Height | 29 ft (8.8 m) ![]() |
Characteristic | F R ![]() |
Spectacle Island Range Rear Light ![]() ![]() | |
Height | 54 ft (16 m) ![]() |
Characteristic | F R ![]() |
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