The Cuckolds Light

The Cuckolds Light

Location	Boothbay Harbor, Maine
Year first constructed	1892
Year first lit	1907 (current structure)
Automated	1975
Tower shape	Octagonal Tower on Dwelling
Markings / pattern	White
Focal height	59ft (18m)
Original lens	4th order Fresnel lens
Current lens	VRB-25
Range	12nm
Characteristic	Fl (2) W 6s
Fog signal	HORN: 1 every 15s
USCG number	1-5485 [1] [2] [3]
Cuckolds Light Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city:	Southport, Maine
Coordinates:	43°46′46.2″N 69°39′0.017″W / 43.7795°N 69.65000472°W / 43.7795; -69.65000472Coordinates: 43°46′46.2″N 69°39′0.017″W / 43.7795°N 69.65000472°W / 43.7795; -69.65000472
Built:	1892
Governing body:	COAST GUARD
MPS:	Light Stations of the United States MPS
NRHP Reference#:	02001413[4]
Added to NRHP:	December 2, 2002

The Cuckolds Light is a lighthouse in Boothbay Harbor, Maine. It was first established as a daymark. In 1892 a fog signal was added and the current structure was built in 1907.

The Cuckolds Light was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Cuckolds Light Station on December 2, 2002, reference number 02001413.^[4]

References

1. ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maine". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. 2009-08-05. http://www.uscg.mil/history/weblighthouses/LHME.asp. 
2. ^ United States Coast Guard (2009). Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey. p. 48. 
3. ^ Rowlett, Russ (2009-10-03). "Lighthouses of the United States: Southern Maine". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/me2.htm. 
4. ^ ^{a b} "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.