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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]
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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.
The lighthouse has appeared in several Wyeth paintings, including Fog Bell (1967) [4] and Signal Flags by Andrew Wyeth. Other lighthouse images by James Wyeth are: Iris at Sea [5] (painted as a fund raising project to benefit the Island Institute of Rockland); Lighthouse Dandelions; [6] The Gaggle (1995) [7] Southern Island Sunset (1995), [8 ...
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]
By popular vote of Maine residents, the lighthouse was chosen to be featured in 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 ...
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Browns Head is a promontory near the western entrance to the Thoroughfare, and the lighthouse is located on its western shore. The lighthouse is a cylindrical granite structure with a six-sided lantern house, 18 feet (5.5 m) in height, standing with its light about 37 feet (11 m) above sea level. The light has a range of 15 miles (24 km).