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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]
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 .
Matinicus Rock is a windswept and treeless rock, projecting out of the Gulf of Maine several miles south of the main islands of Matinicus Isle, Maine, an island community that is a 20-mile (32 km) ferry ride from Rockland. The light station occupies the center of the rock, and includes two towers, a keeper's house, shed, and boathouse.
Seguin Island is a 64-acre (26 ha) island located about two nautical miles south of Fort Popham in southernmost Phippsburg. The light station is located at the island's highest point, and includes the lighthouse itself, the keeper's house, fog signal building, a small oilhouse, and a tramway for bringing supplies from the shore to the site.