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The history of Bass Harbor Head Light dates to 1855, when it was determined that there was sufficient reason for a lighthouse at the mouth of Bass Harbor. In 1855, the U.S. Congress appropriated $5,000 for construction of the lighthouse. In 1876, construction was completed on a fog bell and tower, since removed. [2]
Overview of the harbor Bass Harbor, 1908 Bass Harbor, 2008. Bass Harbor (also McKinley) is a village in Hancock County, Maine, United States. It is within the town of Tremont on Mount Desert Island, and near Acadia National Park. With its well-protected natural harbor, it ranks as one of the most lucrative lobster-producing ports in the state.
The Cape Neddick Light is a lighthouse in Cape Neddick, York, Maine. [2] [3] In 1874 Congress appropriated $15,000 to build a light station at the "Nubble" and in 1879 construction began.
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Tremont is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States.It is located on the southwestern side of Mount Desert Island, known to locals as "the quiet side." [2] [3]Tremont includes the villages of Bass Harbor (or McKinley), Bernard, Gotts Island, Seal Cove and West Tremont.
The Bristol Parks and Recreation Department owns and operates the outbuildings surrounding the lighthouse as Pemaquid Point Lighthouse Park.. The keeper's house is now the Fishermen's Museum at Pemaquid, [9] which contains displays and artifacts of the lighthouse and local maritime history.
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