Crabtree Ledge Light

Year Built

1890

Cost

$25,000

Type

Sparkplug lighthouse

Height

37 feet

Location

Frenchman's Bay

Automated Year

N/A

First Lit

1890

Lens Type

Fifth Order Fresnel Lens

Fog Signal

Bell: every 10s

Year Deactivated

1933

Color

Brown Tower, Black Foundation

Last Keeper - Date

Vassar L. Quimby (1926 – 1933)

Description

Foundation pier, surmounted by a conical tower, gallery, with roof, surrounds base of tower.

Brief History

•  August 4,1886, Congress appropriated $25,000 for the erection of a light-house at this place.
•  1889 – Contracts were made for the metal work, for the cement, and for the erection of the light-house.
•  1933 – Crabtree Ledge Lighthouse discontinued.
•  1903 – The color of the tower was changed from brown to white, and the revolving clock and fog-bell machinery repaired.
•  1950 – Crabtree Ledge Lighthouse collapsed during a winter storm.