Nash Island Light

Year Built

1938

Cost

$5,000

Type

Square

Height

30 feet

Location

Pleasant Bay

Automated Year

1947

First Lit

1873

Lens Type

Fourth order Fresnel Lens

Fog Signal

None

Year Deactivated

1982

Color

White

Last Keeper - Date

Larson Alley ( – 1947)

Description

This station included a one-room schoolhouse.

Brief History

•  The purchase of four acres of land on Little Nash Island from the Nash family for $409.
•  1874 the current tower was built, 4th order Fresnel installed.
•  During an inspection in 1850, Keeper John Wass received high praise for his work.
•  In 1947 the light’s characteristic was change from fixed red to a white flash every ten seconds and the fog bell was discontinued.
•  Nash Island Light was discontinued in 1982 and replaced by an offshore, lighted buoy.