| 词条 | Stratford Shoal Light |
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| name= Stratford Shoal Light Middle Ground | image_name = Stratford Shoal Lighthouse, Long Island Sound, Bridgeport vicinity (Fairfield County, Connecticut).jpg | caption = Stratford Shoal Light in 1997 | location = Long Island Sound Fairfield County Connecticut United States | coordinates = {{coord|41|3|35.3|N|73|6|4.7|W|region:US_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | pushpin_map = Connecticut | relief = 1 | pushpin = lighthouse | pushpin_map_caption = Connecticut | yearbuilt = 1837 (lightship) | yearlit = 1877 (first tower, still active) | automated = 1970 | yeardeactivated = | foundation = granite ashlar caisson | construction = granite tower | shape = octagonal tower | marking = unpainted tower, white lantern | height = {{convert|35|ft}} | focalheight = {{convert|60|ft}} | currentlens = VRB-25 | lens = Fourth order Fresnel lens | range = {{convert|13|nmi}} | characteristic = Fl W 5s. | fogsignal = 2s. blast every 15s. | admiralty = J0812 | canada = | NGA = | ARLHS = USA-1010 | USCG= 1-21260 | managingagent = United States Coast Guard[1][2][3][4] | module = {{Infobox nrhp | embed = yes | name = Stratford Shoal Lighthouse | nrhp_type = | image = | caption = | nearest_city= Stratford, Connecticut | built = 1878 | architect = Howell, D.V. | architecture = | added = May 29, 1990 | area = less than one acre | governing_body = COAST GUARD | mpsub = {{NRHP url|id=64500080|title=Operating Lighthouses in Connecticut MPS}} | refnum = 89001477[5] }} }} Stratford Shoal Light, officially Stratford Shoal (Middle Ground) Light, is a lighthouse on a shoal in the middle of Long Island Sound approximately halfway between Port Jefferson, New York and Bridgeport, Connecticut. LocationThe Stratford Shoal Light is located roughly midway between New York and Connecticut (hence its alternate name Middleground or Middle Ground Light), {{convert|5|nmi}} from Old Field Point Light in New York and {{convert|5.5|nmi}} from Stratford Point Light in Connecticut.[6] There was some debate about whether the lighthouse is New York or Connecticut. It was originally the state of New York, not Connecticut, which ceded the area on which the lighthouse is located to the federal government,[6] but most modern official maps place it within Connecticut's side of Long Island Sound by about {{convert|1000|ft}}.[7] The lighthouse is located on Stratford (or Middleground) Shoal which is a little over a mile in diameter and as little as nine feet below mean lower low water.[8] The shoal has been identified as a danger to navigation for centuries. HistoryAdriaen Block, the first European to explore Long Island Sound, identified two low islands at the site of current Stratford Shoal during his 1614 voyage. These islands were eroded below the surface of the water within 100[6] or 200 years.[9] The shoal was first marked for navigation in 1820 by a pair of spar buoys placed on its north and south ends.[6] In 1831, Congress appropriated $1,000 to erect a warning beacon on the shoal, but no further action was taken on the project.[10] The beacon was to have had the shape of an iron spindle.[6]Lightship LV-15Congress next appropriated $10,000 for the construction of a "floating light for Middle Ground, Long Island Sound".[11] Built in Norfolk, Virginia 1837, the lightship constructed was {{convert|73|ft|m}} long and weighed 100 tons. It carried a lantern on each of its two masts, plus a hand-operated bell and a foghorn as fog signals. The lightship was anchored off the southeastern edge of Stratford Shoal on January 12, 1838;[11] just eight days later, it drifted off its station.[6] The lightship would display a chronic inability to hold its station in future years, even after its single anchor chain was supplemented with second and third anchors. It was dragged from its station by ice more than half a dozen times, most notably in 1875 when it ran aground at Orient Point, and in 1876 when it drifted to Faulkner Island.[6] When standard hull numbers were assigned to lightships in 1867, the Stratford Shoals lightship was named LV-15; previously it had been known as "Middle Ground floating light", "Stratford Shoal Light Vessel," or "Stratford Point Light Vessel". LighthouseThe Stratford Shoal lighthouse was completed in 1877 to replace the lightship. The lighthouse was constructed on a small, man-made island (on the spot of two former natural islands that were washed over by the sea). Originally, lighthouse keepers were utilized to maintain the facility. The lighthouse was automated in 1970 and is currently an active aid to navigation.[12] It has historical significance as an example of the masonry lighthouse design used in waterbound U.S. lighthouses immediately before the use of sparkplug lighthouses. It is similar to some Hudson River lighthouses, and "embodies the enormous cost and heroic effort required to put these designs in place in the treacherous waters of Long Island Sound."[13]{{rp|6}} Yacht RacingSeveral local yacht clubs located on Long Island Sound use the lighthouse as a midpoint or rounding marker for races all called the Stratford Shoals Race. One annual regatta dating back to 1931 organized by Riverside Yacht Club continues to this day; while others are more recent including 2018 races by Lloyd Harbor YC, Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club, and the New York Athletic Club. Head keepers{{div col}}
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References1. ^[https://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/ct.htm Stratford Shoal (Middle Ground)] The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 24 June 2016 2. ^Connecticut Historic Light Station Information & Photography United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 24 June 2016 3. ^{{cite uscgll|1|2009|190}} 4. ^{{cite uscghist|CT}} 5. ^{{NRISref|2009a}} 6. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite web| url=http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=792|title=Stratford Shoal Lighthouse, Connecticut at Lighthousefriends.com| publisher=www.lighthousefriends.com|accessdate=2009-04-12}} 7. ^USGS topo quad for cited location available by clicking on the Coordinates in the title bar and going to GPS Visualizer - USGS Topo 8. ^1 {{cite journal|year=2005|title=Chart: North Shore of Long Island Sound: Stratford to Sherwood Point, 1/20,000|publisher=NOAA|volume=12369}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.lighthouse.cc/stratfordshoal/history.html|title=Stratford Shoal Lighthouse History|publisher=www.lighthouse.cc|accessdate=2009-04-12}} 10. ^{{cite web| url=http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pnp/habshaer/ct/ct0600/ct0651/data/ct0651.pdf|title=Stratford Shoal Lighthouse HAER No. CT-173|publisher=lcweb2.loc.gov| date=June 1997|accessdate=2009-04-14|first2=Matthew A.|last2=Kierstead|last1=Adams|first1=Virginia H.}} 11. ^1 {{cite web| url=http://www.uscg.mil/history/weblightships/LV15.asp|title=USCG: Lightships|publisher=www.uscg.mil|accessdate=2009-04-14}} 12. ^{{cite web| url=http://www.nps.gov/maritime/light/stratfd.htm|title=Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Connecticut Lighthouses--Stratford Shoal Light| publisher=www.nps.gov|accessdate=2009-04-11}} 13. ^{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=89001477}} |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Stratford Shoal Lighthouse |date=October 22, 1985 |author=Dorothy B. Templeton |publisher=National Park Service}} and {{NRHP url|id=89001477|title=Accompanying eight photos, exterior and interior, from 1989|photos=y}} 14. ^Lighthouse friends External links{{Commonscat|Stratford Shoal Lighthouse}}
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