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Fort Pickering Light

Fort Pickering Light
Photo: D. Sharon Pruitt, CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Fort Pickering Light, also known as Winter Island Light, is a lighthouse built in 1871 and discontinued by the Coast Guard in 1969. It was relit as a private aid to navigation by the City of Salem in 1983. Winter Island Light is a constituent part of the Winter Island Historic District and Archeological District, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 14, 1994.

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  • Built 1871
  • Heritage listed

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