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The '''Hospital Point Range Rear Light''' is part of a pair of [[range light]]s in [[Beverly, Massachusetts]]. It is located in the [[Steeple (architecture)|steeple]] of the First Baptist Church of Beverly.<ref name="LHF">{{cite web|url=http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=607|title=Hospital Point Range Rear, MA|publisher=Lighthouse Friends}}</ref><ref name="cghist">{{cite uscghist|MA|date=2012-09-15}}</ref><ref name="cgll">{{cite book|title=Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey|author=United States Coast Guard|year=2012|page=859}}</ref><ref name="rowlett">{{cite rowlett|ma|date=2009-09-07}}</ref>
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The '''Hospital Point Range Rear Light''' is part of a pair of [[range light]]s in [[Beverly, Massachusetts]]. It is located in the [[Steeple (architecture)|steeple]] of the First Baptist Church of Beverly.<ref name="LHF">{{cite web|url=http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=607|title=Hospital Point Range Rear, MA|publisher=Lighthouse Friends}}</ref>


==History==
==History==

Revision as of 11:36, 30 September 2021

Hospital Point Range Rear Light
Map
StandortBeverly, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°32′53.94″N 70°52′42.43″W / 42.5483167°N 70.8784528°W / 42.5483167; -70.8784528
Tower
Shapechurch steeple
MarkingsWhite
Light
First lit1927
Focal height183 feet (56 m)
CharacteristicFl W

The Hospital Point Range Rear Light is part of a pair of range lights in Beverly, Massachusetts. It is located in the steeple of the First Baptist Church of Beverly.[1][2][3][4]

History

The Hospital Point Light was established to help guide ships through Salem Sound. It was originally established as a single light, but in 1927 the beacon from a lightship was used to create a range, with the existing light made the front light.[1] This beacon was set in the steeple of the First Baptist Church, the tallest spire in town; it projects a very narrow beam, only 2° either side of the range course, leading across the northern part of the sound.[3][1][5] The church was destroyed in a fire in 1975, but the steeple survived; it was incorporated into the rebuilt church.[1] The light continues in active service.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Hospital Point Range Rear, MA". Lighthouse Friends.
  2. ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Massachusetts". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. 2012-09-15. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
  3. ^ a b United States Coast Guard (2012). Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey. p. 859.
  4. ^ Rowlett, Russ (2009-09-07). "Lighthouses of the United States: Northern Massachusetts". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  5. ^ Salem and Lynn harbors (Map). 1:25,000. NOAA. 1980. Chart 13275.
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