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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]

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  4. List of lighthouses in the United States - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Ladies Delight Light - Wikipedia

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    The Ladies Delight Light is a small lighthouse on Lake Cobbosseecontee, 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.

  6. Whitlocks Mill Light - Wikipedia

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    The old lens was later put on display at the Shore Village Museum in Rockland (now part of the Maine Lighthouse Museum). [8] In 2009, the 250mm optic was replaced with an LED VLB-44 . [ 6 ] In 1970, the station was leased to the Washington County Vocational Technical Institute; [ 2 ] eventually the keeper's house and grounds passed into private ...

  7. Tenants Harbor Light - Wikipedia

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    Tenants Harbor Light, also known as Southern Island Light, [2] is a lighthouse at the mouth of Tenants Harbor, St. George, Maine, United States. [ 3 ] [ 2 ] It appears in paintings by Andrew Wyeth and his son Jamie Wyeth , who have owned the lighthouse since 1978.

  8. Category:Lighthouses completed in 1910 - Wikipedia

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  9. Spring Point Ledge Light - Wikipedia

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    The lighthouse was constructed in 1897 by the government after seven steamship companies stated that many of their vessels ran aground on Spring Point Ledge. Congress initially allocated $20,000 to its construction, although the total cost of the tower ended up being $45,000 due to problems with storms and poor-quality cement.