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Borden Flats Light is a historic lighthouse on the Taunton River in Fall River, Massachusetts, US. It is a tower-on-caisson type known as a sparkplug lighthouse. The light was built in 1881, and added to the National Register of Historic Places as Borden Flats Light Station on June 15, 1987,

Location - Taunton River, Fall River, Massachusetts
Coordinates: 41°42′16.986″N 71°10′27.825″W
Constructed: 1875
Foundation: Cast iron and concrete caisson
Construction: Cast iron
Tower height: 48 feet (15 m)
Tower shape: Conical
Markings: Brown caisson, white body, black lantern
First lit: 1881 (current tower)
Automated: 1963
Focal height: 47 feet (14 m)
Lens: 4th order Fresnel lens (original), 250 millimetres (9.8 in) (current)
Range: 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi)
Characteristic: Original: Fixed red Current: Permanently Removed
Fog signal: Until 1983: Bell Current: None

I was here on August 17 2021.

Overnight stays at Borden Flats Lighthouse have been offered since 2013.

The lighthouse is privately owned. Tower open for tours and overnight stays.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 15 1987

Access: Car