Derby Wharf Light, Lighthouse on Derby Wharf in Salem, United States.
The Derby Wharf Light Station features a square brick structure measuring twelve feet at its base and extends twenty feet to the cupola top.
Built in 1871, the lighthouse guided vessels through Salem Harbor using an oil lamp with one of only seventeen sixth-order Fresnel lenses in the United States.
The Derby Wharf Light Station stands as a testament to Salem's maritime development and navigation technology advances during the nineteenth century industrial growth.
The National Park Service maintains the lighthouse, which now operates with solar power and emits a red flash every six seconds visible for four nautical miles.
Located at the end of Derby Wharf, this lighthouse remains the only original structure from the historical waterfront development of Salem's maritime district.
Location: Salem
Inception: 1871
Height: 4 m
GPS coordinates: 42.51656,-70.88358
Latest update: March 8, 2025 20:58
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