Black Rock Harbor Light
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Black Rock Harbor Light, also known as Fayerweather Island Light, is a lighthouse in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States which stands on the south end of Fayerweather Island and marks the entrance
Black Rock Harbor Light in 2005
Black Rock Harbor Light on Fayerweather Island
19th century view of the Light
Avery Point Lighthouse, June 2014
Abisha Woodward
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Abisha Woodward, also known as Abashai Woodward, was an architect and contractor from New London, Connecticut, that is best known for building lighthouses in the United States. He oversaw the construc
Black Rock Harbor Light
…States which stands on the south end of Fayerweather Island and marks the entrance to Black Rock Harbor. The first lighthouse at the site, built by Abisha Woodward under contract with the United States government, was a wooden tower that was lit and made operational by 1808. A storm destroyed the tower in 1821 and…
The New London Harbor Lighthouse, completed by Woodward in 1801, remains an active navigational aid.