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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]
This is a list of all lighthouses in the U.S. state of Wisconsin as identified by the United States Coast Guard and other historical sources.. If not otherwise noted, focal height and coordinates are taken from the United States Coast Guard Light List, [1] while location and dates of activation, automation, and deactivation are taken from the United States Coast Guard Historical information ...
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]
Most of the lights in the United States have been built and maintained by the Coast Guard (since 1939) and its predecessors, the United States Lighthouse Service (1910–1939) and the United States Lighthouse Board (1852–1910). Before the Lighthouse Board was established, local collectors of customs were responsible for lighthouses under ...
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 .
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.
4. WELLS, MAINE. Wells may be the third oldest town in Maine (it was established back in 1641 and named after the city of Wells in Somerset, England) but we wouldn’t dare put it in the bronze ...
The lighthouse was automated in 1980 and the original Fresnel lens was replaced with a modern 12-inch (300 mm) optic. [5] The original lens is at the Maine Lighthouse Museum in Rockland . In 1986, the St. George Historical Society restored the keeper's house and established the Marshall Point Lighthouse Museum there, presenting the histories of ...