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Stratford Shoal Lighthouse

USA / Connecticut / Fairfield /
 lighthouse, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places
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Historic lighthouse listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

- Built: 1877-1878
- Areas of significance: Engineering; Transportation
- Also known as: Middle Ground Light
- Date added to NRHP: 5/29/1990
- Other designations: part of the "Operating Lighthouses in Connecticut" Multiple Property Submission

Automated in 1970, the lighthouse was constructed on a man-made island to mark a dangerous reef. It replaced a light ship put in place in 1838.

NRHP #89001477
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Coordinates:   41°5'21"N   73°11'27"W
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