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Pecks Ledge Light Station
Fog Signal General
Blower air siren
8 minutes.
Signal stops with stopping of engine.
2 sec. blast, 6 sec. silent, 2 sec. blast, 6 sec. silent
Engines.
can trip mechanicallly operated
Unknown
20 feet
Easterly
Acts as a guide to Cockenoe & Norwalk Harbors.
It is attached to lighthouse.
Rain supplies water, storage cistern in celler.
Stairs from main floor to cellar where signal is located.
The fog signal is located in cellar of tower.
No pressure gauge.
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