Owls Head Light Station

Owls Head Light Station

Infobox_Lighthouse
name = Owls Head Light Station


caption = 1998 photo by Candace Clifford
location = Owls Head, Maine
coordinates = coord|44|05|31|N|69|02|39|W|region:US_type:landmark|display=inline,title
yearbuilt = 1826
yearlit = 1826
automated = 1989
yeardeactivated =
foundation = Granite
construction = Brick
shape = Cylindrical
marking = white with black lantern
height = convert|30|ft|m|abbr=on|lk=on
elevation = convert|52|ft|m|abbr=on
lens =
currentlens = 4th order Fresnel lens
intensity =
range =
characteristic = Fixed white
fogsignal = Air horn
admiralty =
NGA =
ARLHS =

Owls Head Light Station is a lighthouse located in Owls Head, Maine at the entrance of Rockland Harbor on Western Penobscot Bay.The lighthouse was established in 1826. It is operated by the United States Coast Guard andit is also part of Owls Head Light State Park.

History

The lighthouse was designed by Green & Foster and Jeremiah Barry and constructed in 1826.The lighthouse is a convert|30|ft|m|adj=on tall cylindrical brick tower on a granite foundationstanding on top a cliff. The lighthouse's markings are white with black around the lantern.

In 1854, the keeper's cottage was built separate from the lighthouse.The cottage now serves as Coast Guard housing.A fourth order Fresnel lens, which remains in use, was installed in 1856.A generator house and an oil storage building were added in 1895.

The light station was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service|quote=Ref# 78000183 added January 18, 1978] It was automated in 1989.

References

* [http://www.nps.gov/history/maritime/light/owlshead.htm Inventory of Historic Light Stations] . National Park Service. Retrieved on 2008-08-14.
*Gnis|1909563|Owls Head Light Station. Retrieved on 2008-08-14.

External links

*Nrhp source1|ME|Knox|state2
* [http://lighthouse.cc/owls/index.html Owl's Head Light] at New England Lighthouses


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