Little River Light

Year Built

1846

Cost

$5,000

Type

Cylindrical Cast Iron Tower

Height

39 feet

Location

Cutler

Automated Year

1974

First Lit

1876

Lens Type

Fifth order Fresnel Lens

Fog Signal

Horn: 1 every 10s, operates continuously

Year Deactivated

1975-2001

Color

White

Last Keeper - Date

Anthony W. Weyer (1972 – 1973)

Description

The tower is an iron structure, with a supporting frame of steel and brick with an octagonal lantern house surrounded by a metal balcony and railing.

Brief History

•   The light’s seven lamps and reflectors first shone in the spring of 1848 under the care of Zebediah Tucker.
•  In 1855, when Keeper John McGuire was in charge, earning an annual salary of $250.
•  In 1888 a new Victorian wood house was built and the original dwelling was razed. The Victorian house still remains.
•  When the station was automated in 1975, the Fresnel lens was removed from the tower, and a modern light was mounted on a skeletal tower erected nearby.
•  In 1980 the Coast Guard moved the Fresnel lens to a skeletal tower in front of the light station.