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Southwest Ledge Light is a lighthouse in New Haven Connecticut. United States on the reef at main entrance to New Haven Harbor. It was one of the first to be built on a cylindrical iron foundation an innovation by Maj. George H. Elliot to address shifting ice that is regarded to be very important in lighthouse design.

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location
New Haven Connecticut
latitude
41.235
longitude
-72.9116

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