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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]
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.
Pages in category "Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maine" The following 57 pages are in this category, out of 57 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Nash Island Light is a lighthouse on Nash Island at the entrance to Pleasant Bay in Maine. History ... (1910–1916) John Purington (1916–1935) ...
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]
Two Bush Island Light is a lighthouse on Two Bush Island, on the channel of the same name, the southwestern entrance to Penobscot Bay, Maine, United States. [1] [2] [3] The two bushes for which the island was named have long since vanished. The lighthouse was established in 1897. The keepers were removed when the light was automated in 1964.
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.
Lubec Channel Light is a sparkplug lighthouse in Lubec, Maine. [2] [3] [4] Established in 1890, it is one of three surviving sparkplug lights in the state, and served as an important aid to navigation on the route from the Bay of Fundy to Eastport, Maine and the St. Croix River It is set in shallow waters in the Lubec Channel, about 500 feet (150 m) from the Canada–United States border.