Lighthouse

Minot's Ledge Light

Also known as: Lover’s Light

active

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At a glance

Place

Country
USA
Region
Massachusetts

Structure

Status
active Legacy archive claim · Minot's Ledge Light ("Lover’s Light")

Light Signature

No accepted light signature claims yet.

Signal pattern, color, period, visibility, optics, and operating context appear here after field-level review.

Names & naming history

Some source names have not yet been assigned a reviewed language; script labels preserve provenance without hiding the row.

EN · Common

Latin script · Alternative

Latin script · Official

Machine-readable names JSON

(autotranslated, could have mistakes)

Minot's Ledge Light ("Lover's Light").

The lighthouse is located in the US state of Massachusetts and is famous for being called the Lover's Lighthouse or the "I-Love-You" Lighthouse due to its light code 1-4-3. (the number of flashes corresponds to the number of letters in the words of the phrase I Love You)

View on the map.

Read more on the website www.lighthousefriends.com (where you can even watch video with the lighthouse).

On the map:

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Heritage identity & evidence

Identity

LUX ID
LUX-LH-000015
Type
Lighthouse
Object kind
Lighthouse
Current status
active

Review & coverage

Coordinates not reviewedNo images5 accepted field claims

External identifiers

No reviewed external identifiers yet.

Key source-backed claims

Claim evidence

Operational status

Selected valueInherited from archiveNeeds reviewed field source

Selected value: active

Why this value is shown: Current evidence is active; Source: Legacy archive field; Inherited from the archive

Field support: Needs a reviewed field source

Archive value: active

Show claim history
  • active selected why: Current evidence is active; Source: Legacy archive field; Inherited from the archive · Minot's Ledge Light ("Lover’s Light") Current · archive · Legacy archive field
    Technical details
    claim_id
    CLAIM-LUX-LH-000015-status-001
    review_status
    current
    confidence
    archive
    source_type
    migration_field
    winner_reason
    current active claim; source type migration_field; confidence archive
Technical details
field_id
status
current_claim_id
CLAIM-LUX-LH-000015-status-001
winner_reason
current active claim; source type migration_field; confidence archive
field_support_status
no-trusted-reference
candidate_count
1
distinct_value_count
1
review_guidance
accepted/current claims without valid_to; prefer accepted, then latest valid_from, curated source, confidence, id.

English name

Selected valueNeeds reviewed field source

Selected value: Minot's Ledge Light

Why this value is shown: Current evidence is active; Source: Legacy archive field; Inherited from the archive

Field support: Needs a reviewed field source

Show claim history
  • Minot's Ledge Light selected why: Current evidence is active; Source: Legacy archive field; Inherited from the archive · Minot's Ledge Light ("Lover’s Light") Current · archive · Legacy archive field
    Technical details
    claim_id
    CLAIM-LUX-LH-000015-english_name-001
    review_status
    current
    confidence
    archive
    source_type
    migration_field
    winner_reason
    current active claim; source type migration_field; confidence archive
Technical details
field_id
english_name
current_claim_id
CLAIM-LUX-LH-000015-english_name-001
winner_reason
current active claim; source type migration_field; confidence archive
field_support_status
no-trusted-reference
candidate_count
1
distinct_value_count
1
review_guidance
accepted/current claims without valid_to; prefer accepted, then latest valid_from, curated source, confidence, id.

0 active / 0 total in-archive source links. Full sources and reference search leads below

External Identity Graph

  • LUX Light Archive
    LUX-LH-000015 Canonical LUX ID

    Local identity anchor for the record and related claims.

  • Wikidata
    Search / review Search lead

    review lead · Resolve to a verified QID before treating as evidence.

  • Wikipedia
    Search / review Search lead

    review lead · Useful for public descriptions and cross-checking, but text must be rewritten or quoted sparingly.

  • ARLHS
    Search / review Review source

    review lead · Search the World List of Lights and add a verified ARLHS ID when found.

  • OpenStreetMap
    Search / review Search lead

    review lead · Resolve to a stable node, way, or relation URL before acceptance.

  • Lighthouse Directory
    Search / review Review source

    review lead · Use the regional directory page as a trusted catalogue lead; add the exact URL after review.

Evidence graph

Derived view of how sources, facts, identifiers, lifecycle events, and relationships support this record.

6 sources2 field-supported facts5 object-only refs

Facts

  • English name english_name · Minot's Ledge Light
  • Operational status status · active

Lifecycle

  • No lifecycle evidence nodes yet.

Open evidence graph JSON

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Reconstructed state

No reviewed year-by-year state profile yet.

History and connections

Lifecycle summary

Current status: active

Evidence and data

Detailed timeline, graph, map history, and JSON exports for review and research.

0 history events 2 record changes 1 connected objects 0 places

Coverage: no-accepted-coordinates

Lighthouse history (0 events)

No timeline events yet.

Record history (2 changes)
  1. Archive record createdarchive-metadata
  2. Archive record updatedarchive-metadata
Connection graph (1 objects)
Geo timeline (0 places)

No accepted coordinate point yet. The text geography remains listed as context.

  • Geography contextСША, штат Массачусетс (MA) · text-only

Rights & Attribution

Content License

Original editorial content on this page: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International. See Rights & Reuse.

Media Rights

No published media with documented rights on this record.

Attribution

"Minot's Ledge Light" · LUX-LH-000015 · © LUX143 · Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International · https://light.lux143.org/lighthouses/LUX-LH-000015/

Citation

LUX Light Archive, Lighthouse record: "Minot's Ledge Light", LUX-LH-000015, https://light.lux143.org/lighthouses/LUX-LH-000015/, accessed 2026-07-03, archive v0.24.42.

Legacy archive provenance

This object now uses its LUX identity as the public record. The original Drupal node is preserved as migration provenance and a compatibility route.

Canonical LUX ID
LUX-LH-000015
Legacy node
node:496
Legacy URL
/node/496/
Drupal source type
lighthouse
Source system
drupal_migration
Source path
/node/496

Trusted References

Known external identifiers and review leads for Wikipedia, Wikidata, map, registry, and catalogue coverage. Search leads are not accepted evidence until reviewed. Field-level evidence is implied only when evidence scope or supported fields are explicit.

SourceStatusEvidence scopeReferenceReview note
Wikidatasearch-candidateSearch / reviewResolve to a verified QID before treating as evidence.
Wikipediasearch-candidateSearch / reviewUseful for public descriptions and cross-checking, but text must be rewritten or quoted sparingly.
OpenStreetMapsearch-candidateSearch / reviewResolve to a stable node, way, or relation URL before acceptance.
ARLHSreview-sourceSearch / reviewSearch the World List of Lights and add a verified ARLHS ID when found.
Lighthouse Directoryreview-sourceSearch / reviewUse the regional directory page as a trusted catalogue lead; add the exact URL after review.
Record identifiers
Node
496
Source type
lighthouse
Review class
Lighthouse
Wikidata class
Q39715
Created
02/04/2011 09:41:57 UTC
Changed
02/04/2011 09:44:06 UTC
Source path
/node/496
All technical fields
Status
active Legacy archive claim · Minot's Ledge Light ("Lover’s Light")
Construction date
Not recorded
Tower height
Not recorded
Focal height
Not recorded
Light height
Not recorded
Light characteristic
Not recorded
Light number
Not recorded
Operation
Not recorded
Visibility
Not recorded
Legacy light IDs
Not recorded
Call sign
Not recorded
Lens / optics
Not curated
Latitude
Not recorded
Longitude
Not recorded

Empty lighthouse fields are shown so review gaps are visible. Lens and optics are curated as heritage assets when evidence exists.