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  2. List of lighthouses in Maine - Wikipedia

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    The Portland Head Light, first lit in 1791, is the oldest light in the state and was the first US lighthouse completed after independence from Britain. [2] [3] The last lighthouse in the state, the second Whitlocks Mill Light, was first lit in 1910; it is also the most northerly light in the state and therefore on the US Atlantic Coast. [4]

  3. List of lights - Wikipedia

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    The front cover of a List of Lights volume. A list of lights is a publication describing lighthouses and other aids to maritime navigation. Most such lists are published by national hydrographic offices. Some nations, including the United Kingdom and the United States, publish lists that cover the whole world in many volumes. Other nations ...

  4. Pemaquid Point Light - Wikipedia

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    By popular vote of Maine residents, the lighthouse was chosen to be featured on the Maine quarter, [6] the 23rd in the 50 State Quarters Program issued by the U.S. Mint. Also depicted is a 3-masted schooner intended to resemble the Victory Chimes. Exposed bedrock descends from the lighthouse to the ocean creating a unique, scenic landscape. The ...

  5. Whaleback Light - Wikipedia

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    Whaleback Light is a historic lighthouse marking the mouth of the Piscataqua River in Kittery, Maine. It is located on a rocky outcrop offshore southwest of Fort Foster and south of Wood Island in Kittery. The present tower was built in 1872. [2] [3] [4] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [1]

  6. List of lighthouses in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Most of the lights in the United States have been built and maintained by the Coast Guard (since 1939) and its predecessors, the United States Lighthouse Service (1910–1939) and the United States Lighthouse Board (1852–1910). Before the Lighthouse Board was established, local collectors of customs were responsible for lighthouses under ...

  7. Whitlocks Mill Light - Wikipedia

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    The old lens was later put on display at the Shore Village Museum in Rockland (now part of the Maine Lighthouse Museum). [8] In 2009, the 250mm optic was replaced with an LED VLB-44 . [ 6 ] In 1970, the station was leased to the Washington County Vocational Technical Institute; [ 2 ] eventually the keeper's house and grounds passed into private ...

  8. Mount Desert Light - Wikipedia

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    Mount Desert Light is a lighthouse on Mount Desert Rock, a small island about 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi) south of Mount Desert Island, in the U.S. state of Maine. [2] [3] [4] While the first light station was established in 1830, the current lighthouse was built in 1847.

  9. Ram Island Ledge Light - Wikipedia

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    As a result of that accident, the United States Congress appropriated funds to build a lighthouse. Construction began on May 1, 1903, and was completed in 1905. It is a twin of the Graves Light off Boston. The lighthouse was built of granite quarried from Vinalhaven, Maine. The lighthouse originally included a third-order Fresnel lens. The ...

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