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Borden Flats Light

“Fall River, Massachusetts”


Built: 1881
Automated: 1963

“This 48-foot tall tower is constructed of bolted cast-iron plates. It sits on an oversize caisson that has been submerged onto a ledge at the mouth of the Taunton River. There are five decks inside the cylindrical tower, the top four being accessible by circular cast-iron stairs. The second and third levels provided the crew’s living quarters.”



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Lighthouses: A Photographic Journey
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Photographs by Donald W. Carter
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