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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. Whitlocks Mill Light - Wikipedia

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   In 1910 the present complex was built, with a fourth-order Fresnel lens mounted in the lantern house. [7] In 1969 the light was automated, and the Fresnel lens was replaced with a standard 9.8 inches (250 mm) optic. The old lens was later put on display at the Shore Village Museum in Rockland (now part of the Maine Lighthouse Museum). [8]

4. Marshall Point Light - Wikipedia

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   The original lighthouse was a 20-foot (6.1 m) tower lit by seven lard oil lamps with 14-inch reflectors. [2] The original tower was replaced with the present lighthouse in 1857. The lighthouse is a 31-foot-tall (9.4 m) white brick tower on a granite foundation. The tower was originally lit with a fifth-order Fresnel lens. A raised wooden ...

5. Matinicus Rock Light - Wikipedia

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   Matinicus Rock is a windswept and treeless rock, projecting out of the Gulf of Maine several miles south of the main islands of Matinicus Isle, Maine, an island community that is a 20-mile (32 km) ferry ride from Rockland. The light station occupies the center of the rock, and includes two towers, a keeper's house, shed, and boathouse.

6. Ladies Delight Light - Wikipedia

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   The Ladies Delight Light is a small lighthouse on Cobbosseecontee Lake, in Winthrop, Maine, United States. It was constructed in 1908 and is believed to be the only active inland waters lighthouse in Maine. The tower is 25 feet (7.6 m) tall, and is equipped with a solar powered dual-level LED marine beacon. It operates every night of the year.

7. 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.

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9. Egg Rock Light (Maine) - Wikipedia

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   Built in 1875, it is one of coastal Maine's architecturally unique lighthouses, with a square tower projecting through the square keeper's house. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Located on Egg Rock, midway between Mount Desert Island and the Schoodic Peninsula , it is an active aid to navigation, flashing red every 40 seconds.