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The island was known as Negro Island until 1934, when it was renamed Curtis Island in honor of Cyrus H. K. Curtis, a publisher and philanthropist who was a frequent visitor. The light was authorized in 1835 and went into service in 1836. The present keeper's house was built in 1889, on the foundation of the original keeper's house, and the ...
This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 73000263 . Curtis Island Lighthouse, Camden, ME; from a c. 1920 postcard.
The island received its name in 1934 after Cyrus H. K. Curtis, publisher of the Saturday Evening Post, a long time resident and benefactor of Camden. [1] There is a lighthouse and caretaker's house on the southwestern point of the island. [2] There are two paths around either side of the island and one open grassy path down the middle.
This is a list of all lighthouses in the U.S. state of Maine as identified by the United States Coast Guard. [1] There are fifty-seven active lights in the state, two of which are maintained as private aids; nine are standing but inactive, and three have been destroyed, one of which has been replaced by a skeleton tower.
Curtis Island is an offshore locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Curtis Island had a population of 36 people. [1] The towns of Beachton and Southend are within the locality. [3] [4]
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Sea Hill Lighthouse, also known as Sea Hill Point Light [3] or Little Sea Hill Light, [4] is a lighthouse on the northwest point of Curtis Island, Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. Its purpose was to mark the east side of the entrance to Keppel Bay , [ 2 ] on passage to Fitzroy River and Port Alma . [ 1 ]
Cape Capricorn Light, 2007. Cape Capricorn is a coastal headland on Curtis Island, Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. [1]It was named by Captain Cook when he passed on 25 May 1770, since he found it to be located on the Tropic of Capricorn (which was located at 23°28′15″ in 1770). [2]