Libby Island Light

Libby Island Light
US Coast Guard photo
Location Machias Bay, Maine
Year first constructed 1817
Year first lit 1848 (current structure)
Automated 1974
Tower shape Conical Granite Tower
Markings / pattern White
Focal height 91ft (28m)
Original lens 4th order Fresnel lens
Current lens VRB-25
Range 18nm
Characteristic Fl (2) W 20s
Fog signal HORN: 1 every 15s
USCG number 1-1120

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Libby Island Light Station
Nearest city: Machiasport, Maine
Built: 1822
Governing body: COAST GUARD
NRHP Reference#: 76000117[4]
Added to NRHP: June 18, 1976

Libby Island Light is a lighthouse on Libby Island, on the south side of Machias Bay, in Machiasport, Maine. It was first established in 1817 as a wood tower. The present granite structure was built in 1823 and improved in 1848. Alexander Parris was involved in the 1848 work. It is unpainted in the historic photo, but was painted white at some point. The USCG removed the paint in 2007.[3]

Libby Island Light was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Libby Island Light Station on June 18, 1976, reference number 76000117.[4]

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