Avery Point Light

Local nameAvery Point Lighthouse
LocationGroton, Connecticut, United States

Avery Point Light or Avery Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Groton, Connecticut, United States, on the Avery Point Campus of the University of Connecticut. Although construction was completed in March 1943, the lighthouse was not lit until May 1944 due to concerns of possible enemy invasion. Its original light consisted of eight 200-watt bulbs that were later replaced by a flashing green light in 1960. It was deactivated on June 25, 1967, when the United States Coast Guard Training Station moved to Governors Island. It is officially listed as the last lighthouse built in the state; the only other claimant is the replica Mystic Seaport Light.

The lighthouse deteriorated until it was declared a hazard by the University of Connecticut in 1997. A restoration effort was launched in 1999 through the American Lighthouse Foundation and in 2000 by a new local chapter, the Avery Point Lighthouse Society.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avery_Point_Light

Address Groton 06340, United States

Coordinates 41°18'54.896" N -72°3'48.943" E

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