Monhegan Island Light

Monhegan Island Light
Monhegan Island Light
Monheganisland.jpg
Location Monhegan Island, Maine
Year first constructed 1824
Year first lit 1850 (current structure)
Automated 1959
Foundation Surface rock
Construction Granite blocks
Tower shape Cylindrical Tower
Markings / pattern Lt. List says White, but photos show unpainted light gray-brown granite
Focal height 178ft (54m)
Current lens VRB-25
Range 20nm
Characteristic Fl W 15s
Fog signal 1854: Bell
1870: Manana Island Sound Signal Station
USCG number 1-20

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Monhegan Island Lighthouse and Quarters
Monhegan Island Light is located in Maine
Location: Monhegan Island, Maine
Coordinates: 43°45′53.282″N 69°18′56.981″W / 43.76480056°N 69.31582806°W / 43.76480056; -69.31582806Coordinates: 43°45′53.282″N 69°18′56.981″W / 43.76480056°N 69.31582806°W / 43.76480056; -69.31582806
Built: 1824
Architect: Alexander Parris
Governing body: U.S. Coast Guard
NRHP Reference#:

80000239

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Added to NRHP: May 07, 1980

Monhegan Island Light is a lighthouse on Monhegan Island, Maine. It was first established in 1824. The present structure was built in 1850. It was Alexander Parris's last significant design. It is the second highest light in Maine — only Seguin Light, on a significantly higher island, is higher.[1] It had a fog bell from 1854 until 1870, when the Manana Island Sound Signal Station was built.

Monhegan Island Light was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Monhegan Island Lighthouse and Quarters on May 7, 1980, reference number 80000239.[3]

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