Fort Point Light Station

Infobox_nrhp | name =Fort Point Light Station
nrhp_type = hd

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caption = Fort Point Light in September, 2005.
nearest_city= Stockton Springs, Maine
lat_degrees = 44
lat_minutes = 28
lat_seconds = 1
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 68
long_minutes = 48
long_seconds = 45
long_direction = W
locmapin = Maine
area =
built =1857
architect= US Army Corps of Engineers
architecture= No Style Listed
added = March 23, 1988
governing_body = COAST GUARD
mpsub=Light Stations of Maine MPS
refnum=87002269cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] The Fort Point Light Station is located in Maine's 120 acre Fort Point State Park. The park is located on Fort Point, a small peninsula running eastward from Cape Jellison.cite web | title = Fort Point State Historic Site | publisher = State of Maine, Department of Conservation, Bureau of Parks & Land | url = http://www.maine.gov/cgi-bin/doc/parks/find_one_name.pl?park_id=33 | accessdate = 2008-04-07 ] Fort Point Light Station was built in 1836 and was the first river light in Maine. The Coast Guard took over operation of the light in 1957. The light currently operates as a historic lighthouse. "The light station's fixed white light, a fourth order Fresnel lens with a 250-watt halogen bulb, is 88 feet above sea level and visible for more than 10 miles. The fog signal, a 1200-pound, cast iron bell suspended on a pyramidal tower built in 1890, is still visible today." The Fort Point Light Station was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

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