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See Ten Pound Island Light, Gloucester Harbor, Massachusetts
Ten Pound Island Light is a historic lighthouse in Gloucester Harbor in Gloucester, Massachusetts. The United States Coast Guard Light List description is "White conical tower". The actual light is 57 feet (17 meters) above Mean High Water. Ten Pound Island Light can be seen from many points along the Gloucester waterfront, including the area around the famous fisherman statue on Stacey Boulevard.
To help mariners find their way into Gloucester's inner harbor, and to help them avoid a dangerous ledge to the southwest of the island, Congress appropriated funds for a light station on Ten Pound Island in May 1820. A 20-foot conical stone lighthouse tower was built, along with a stone dwelling. The light was in service by October 1821, with a fixed white light exhibited from 39 feet above mean high water.
The lighthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
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