- The Cuckolds Light
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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 Cuckolds Light StationNearest city: Southport, Maine Coordinates: 43°46′46.2″N 69°39′0.017″W / 43.7795°N 69.65000472°WCoordinates: 43°46′46.2″N 69°39′0.017″W / 43.7795°N 69.65000472°W 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
- ^ "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.
- ^ United States Coast Guard (2009). Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey. p. 48.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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