Tarpaulin Cove (Massachusetts)
Historical Light List Characteristics
| 1839 | F W. | USLHE Light List (US): 61 |
| 1849 | F W. W17. | USLHE Light List (US): 64 |
| 1858 | F W. W13. | LHB Light List (US): 101 |
| 1860 | LHB Light List (US): 89 | |
| 1865-1866 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 89 | |
| 1868 | ||
| 1870 | F W. W15. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 92 |
| 1878-1879 | FFl W 30s. F15, Fl15. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 116 |
| 1886 | FFl W 30s. F141/2, Fl141/2. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 118 |
| 1888 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 121 | |
| 1893 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 132 | |
| 1898 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 161 | |
| 1899 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 165 | |
| 1905 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 179 | |
| 1908 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 190 | |
| 1915 | Fl W 5s. W15. fl 0.4. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 237 |
| 1917 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 243 | |
| 1920 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 250 | |
| 1927 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 249 | |
| 1931 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 291 | |
| 1935 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 317 | |
| 1940 | Fl W 5s. W14. fl 0.4. | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 313 |
| 1943 | Fl W 10s. W14. fl 1. | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 388 |
| 1945-1947 | ||
| 1950-1952 | ||
| 1953-1955 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 410 | |
| 1957 | ||
| 1959-1960 | Fl W 10s. W13. fl 1. | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 443 |
| 1961 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 443 | |
| 1963-1965 | ||
| 1966 | Fl W 10s. W14. fl 1. | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 603 |
| 1969-1972 | Fl W 6s. W14. fl 1. | |
| 1973-1979 | Fl W 6s. W9. | |
| 1982 | ||
| 1987 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 14420 | |
| 1990-1992 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 14200 | |
| 1993-1996 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 15580 | |
| 2004 |
Historical Light List Optics and Structures
| 1839 | 10 Lamps / 14" Refl. | 25 | 80 | N/A | USLHE Light List (US): 61 |
| 1849 | USLHE Light List (US): 64 | ||||
| 1858 | 5th | 32 | LHB Light List (US): 101 | ||
| 1860 | LHB Light List (US): 89 | ||||
| 1865 | 1st | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 89 | |||
| 1866 | |||||
| 1868 | 5th | ||||
| 1870 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 92 | ||||
| 1878 | Tower, white; lantern, black; one and a half story white house. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 116 | |||
| 1879 | 4th | ||||
| 1886 | Tower, white; lantern, black; white dwelling. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 118 | |||
| 1888 | Tower, white; lantern, black. White dwelling. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 121 | |||
| 1893 | 341/2 | 771/2 | White tower; lantern, black; white dwelling and barn; pyramidal shingled bell tower at water's edge, westerly from light-house. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 132 | |
| 1898 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 161 | ||||
| 1899 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 165 | ||||
| 1905 | White tower; lantern, black; white dwelling and barn; pyramidal shingled bell-tower at water's edge, westerly, and stone oilhouse 350 feet northerly from light-house. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 179 | |||
| 1908 | White tower; black lantern; white dwelling and barn; pyramidal shingled bell-tower at water's edge, E'ly, and stone oilhouse 350 feet N'ly from light-house. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 190 | |||
| 1915 | N/A | 40 | 78 | White tower. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 237 |
| 1917 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 243 | ||||
| 1920 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 250 | ||||
| 1927 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 249 | ||||
| 1931 | 4 iov | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 291 | |||
| 1935 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 317 | ||||
| 1940 | N/A | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 313 | |||
| 1943 | 375 mm e | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 388 | |||
| 1945-1947 | |||||
| 1950-1952 | |||||
| 1953-1955 | N/A | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 410 | |||
| 1957 | |||||
| 1959 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 443 | ||||
| 1960 | White tower; small white house attached to west side of tower. | ||||
| 1961 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 443 | ||||
| 1963-1965 | |||||
| 1966 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 603 | ||||
| 1969-1979 | |||||
| 1982 | |||||
| 1987 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 14420 | ||||
| 1990-1992 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 14200 | ||||
| 1993-1996 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 15580 | ||||
| 2004 | White tower; small white building attached to west side of tower. |
Historical Light List Audible Fog Signals
| 1858 | None | None | LHB Light List (US): 101 |
| 1860 | LHB Light List (US): 89 | ||
| 1865-1866 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 89 | ||
| 1868 | |||
| 1870 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 92 | ||
| 1878-1879 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 116 | ||
| 1886 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 118 | ||
| 1888 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 121 | ||
| 1893 | Bell struck by machinery every 15 sec. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 132 | |
| 1898 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 161 | ||
| 1899 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 165 | ||
| 1905 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 179 | ||
| 1908 | Bell struck by machinery a single blow every 15 sec. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 190 | |
| 1915 | Bell; 1 stroke every 15 sec. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 237 | |
| 1917 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 243 | ||
| 1920 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 250 | ||
| 1927 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 249 | ||
| 1931 | BELL; 1 stroke every 15 sec. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 291 | |
| 1935 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 317 | ||
| 1940 | None | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 313 | |
| 1943 | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 388 | ||
| 1945-1947 | |||
| 1950-1952 | |||
| 1953-1955 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 410 | ||
| 1957 | |||
| 1959-1960 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 443 | ||
| 1961 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 443 | ||
| 1963-1965 | |||
| 1966 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 603 | ||
| 1969-1979 | |||
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 14420 | ||
| 1990-1992 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 14200 | ||
| 1993-1996 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 15580 | ||
| 2004 |
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1817 - Present (Exact location of current 1891 lighthouse. Location of original 1817 lighthouse assumed to be close.) |