New London Ledge Lighthouse, 8/17/25. More photos from our tour last weekend.

Photo #1: Looking out a porthole window
Photo #2: Looking out a window on one of the house floors
Photo#3:The original fourth order Fresnel lens, on display at the New London Maritime Society Museum

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New London Ledge Lighthouse, 8/17/25. More photos from our tour last weekend.

Photo #1: Looking down the stair railings
Photo #2: Looking down the stairs
Photo#3: the current optic

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New London Ledge Lighthouse, 8/17/25. This one was fun! I’ve seen this lighthouse many times at a distance, from the shore; but last weekend we got to tour it, following our tour of the New London Harbor Lighthouse.

The New London Ledge Lighthouse, which sits in the Thames River, went into service in 1909. It was the last manned lighthouse on Long Island Sound until 1987, when it was de-staffed – but remains an active aid to navigation today. Its original fourth order Fresnel lens is on display at the New London Maritime Society Museum (they also run the tours, which I highly recommend).

Bonus!
Photo #4: Race Rock Lighthouse
Photo #5: Little Gull Island Lighthouse

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