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Dice Head Light 
Location Castine, Maine Year first constructed 1829 Automated 1937 Deactivated 1937-2008 Tower shape Rubble Tower Markings / pattern White Focal height 134ft (41m) Range 11nm Characteristic Fl W 6s Fog signal none USCG number 1-3530 Contributing Property
Castine Historic DistrictInvalid designation
Location: Roughly bounded by Bagaduce and Penobscot Rivers, and Wadsworth Cove Rd., Castine, Maine Coordinates: 44°22′57.6″N 68°49′7.86″W / 44.382667°N 68.81885°WCoordinates: 44°22′57.6″N 68°49′7.86″W / 44.382667°N 68.81885°W Built: 1829 NRHP Reference#: 73000240[3] Added to NRHP: February 23, 1973 Dice Head Light is a lighthouse in the town of Castine, Maine. First established in 1829, the light was deactivated in 1937 and replaced by a skeleton tower 475 ft (145m) to the south. When that structure was destroyed by a storm in 2007, however, the old light was reactivated in 2008.[4]
The lighthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing property to Castine Historic District.[5]
References
- ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maine". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. 2009-08-06. 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. 32.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ (2009-08-13). "Lighthouses of the United States: Eastern Maine". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/me.htm.
- ^ "Inventory of Historic Light Stations - Maine - Dice Head Light". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/history/maritime/light/dicehead.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
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