- Monhegan Island Light
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Monhegan Island Light 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 StationUSCG number 1-20 Monhegan Island Lighthouse and QuartersLocation: Monhegan Island, Maine Coordinates: 43°45′53.282″N 69°18′56.981″W / 43.76480056°N 69.31582806°WCoordinates: 43°45′53.282″N 69°18′56.981″W / 43.76480056°N 69.31582806°W Built: 1824 Architect: Alexander Parris Governing body: U.S. Coast Guard NRHP Reference#: 80000239
[3]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]
References
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ (PDF) Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey. Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2009. p. 1. http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/pdf/lightLists/LightList%20V1.pdf.
- ^ 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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