Notes: This light was replaced in 1980 by a modern steel tower. The still-active light is installed from May to October each year. Tower Height: 22 Height of Focal Plane: 30 Characteristic and Range: Fixed white light; range 8 miles. Description of Tower: 1878: White, square wooden tower. 1914 (?): Square pyramidal skeletal tower with enclosed lantern; 1939: 18-foot square skeletal tower with enclosed lantern.
This light is not operational
Earlier Towers? 1960: Steel skeletal tower with a square wooden lantern. Date Established: 1878 Date Deactivated: 1980 Current Use: Destroyed. Keepers: John A. Patterson (before 1939), William Eldon Judy (1940-?)
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