Operating Lighthouses in Connecticut MPS

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The theme of this nomination is the architectural and engineering design of lighthouses In Connecticut from colonial days to the twentieth century, and the Importance of these structures to the maritime development of Long Island Sound. The twelve lighthouses in the thematic group comprise those entire still in operation under Coast Guard jurisdiction in Connecticut at the time this nomination was undertaken (1985). Built on the coast of Connecticut and in the waters of Long Island Sound, these lighthouses aid maritime traffic entering and leaving the harbors and rivers of the state, and ships passing along the Sound between the New York City region and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. - NRHP, 5 October 1989

Places

Place	Locale	Type	AsNotedIn
Stratford Point Lighthouse	Stratford		NRHP
Faulkners Island Lighthouse	Guilford		NRHP
Lynde Point Lighthouse	Old Saybrook		NRHP
New London Ledge Lighthouse	New London, CT		NRHP
Southwest Ledge Lighthouse	New Haven, CT		NRHP
Tongue Point Lighthouse	Bridgeport, CT		NRHP
Greens Ledge Lighthouse	Norwalk, CT		NRHP
Penfield Reef Lighthouse	Bridgeport, CT		NRHP
Saybrook Breakwater Lighthouse	Old Saybrook		NRHP
Stratford Shoal Lighthouse	New Haven, CT		NRHP
Peck Ledge Lighthouse	Norwalk, CT		NRHP
New London Harbor Lighthouse	New London, CT		NRHP