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Wood End postcard face - click to enlarge

Wood End postcard obverse - click to enlarge

Wood End postcard face - click to enlarge

Wood End postcard obverse - click to enlarge

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Wood End

State: MA
Year established: 1872
Latitude: 42 deg 1 min 16 sec N
Longitude: 70 deg 11 min 37 sec W
Height above sea level: 45 feet

Original construction:
present 39-foot tall square brick tower

Status:
automated in 1961; converted to solar power in 1981; active aid to navigation

Light characteristic:
flashing red every 10 seconds visible for 13 nautical miles; fog signal once every 10 seconds

More information:

http://lighthouse.cc/woodend/index.html

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