- Burlington
Breakwater North (2) (replica)
- 2003 (replica of 1890 lighthouse; station established 1857). Active;
focal plane 35 ft (11 m); white flash every 2.5 s. 35 ft (11 m) square
pyramidal wood tower with lantern and gallery. Fog horn (2 s blast
every 15 s). Lighthouse painted white; lantern dome painted red. The
Lighthouse Digest story has a photo
of the replica, Anderson has a good page
for the lighthouse, and the Coast Guard has a historic
photo. A keeper's house built for this station, but never occupied
by a keeper, was relocated to Archibald Street onshore and is used
as a private residence. The lighthouse, which replaced a 35 ft (11
m) skeletal tower, was completed
on September 12, 2003. Located on a short detached breakwater north
of the ferry terminal in downtown Burlington; Google has a satellite
view. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Owner/site
manager: City of Burlington.
ARLHS USA-1105; USCG 1-39615.
- Burlington
Breakwater South (1) (replica)
- 2003 (replica of 1857 lighthouse). Active. 26 ft (8 m) square pyramidal
wood tower with a small square lantern. Lighthouse painted white.
The Lighthouse Digest story has a photo,
and Anderson has additional photos.
Like the north light, this tower was completed
on September 12, 2003. Lighthouse Digest has a story
on the reconstruction. The original tower was destroyed by a storm
in 1876 and replaced by a larger tower; the Coast Guard has a historic
photo of the second light. Located on the breakwater near Perkins
Pier, just south of the ferry terminal; Google has a satellite
view. Accessible only by boat (the breakwater does not connect
to the shore). Site open, tower closed. Owner/site manager: City
of Burlington. ARLHS USA-1106; USCG 1-39680.
- Juniper
Island (2)
- 1846 (station established 1826). Inactive since 1954. 25 ft (7.5
m) round cast iron tower with lantern
and gallery. The original keeper's house burned in 1962. Oil house
preserved. Active light (focal plane 125 ft (38 m); white flash every
4 s) on a square steel skeletal tower (2003). The oldest of the ten
surviving Lake Champlain lighthouses, this is also the oldest surviving
cast iron lighthouse in the U.S. Anderson has fine photos,
the Coast Guard has a historic
photo of the light station, and the island and lighthouse are
seen in a Google satellite
view. The present owners completed rebuilding the 2-story brick
keeper's house in summer 2003. They hope to restore the tower, which
is still sound but rusting. They plan to repaint the tower in 2007.
This lighthouse won't be reactivated, however, because trees nearby
have grown tall enough to obscure its light. Located on Juniper Island,
about 5 mi (8 km) west southwest of Burlington. Site and tower closed.
Owner/site manager: private. ARLHS USA-410; USCG 1-39710.
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Burlington Breakwater North Light, October 2006
Creative Commons photo
by Rob Friesel |
