Saint Croix River Light

St. Croix River Light
The structure built in 1857
Location St. Croix River, Maine
Coordinates
Year first constructed 1857
Year first lit 1976 (current structure)
Automated 1957
Tower shape Skeleton tower surmounted by platform
Markings / pattern White
Focal height 101ft (31m)
Range 7nm
Characteristic Fl W 2.5s
Fog signal none
ARLHS number USA-459
USCG number 1-950

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St. Croix River Light is a lighthouse on the St. Croix River, Maine, close to the Canadian border. It was first established in 1857. An octagonal wood tower on top of a keeper's house was built in 1901 and was destroyed by fire in 1976. The present skeleton tower was built following the fire.

References

  1. ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maine". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. http://www.uscg.mil/history/weblighthouses/LHME.asp. 
  2. ^ (PDF) Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey. Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2009. p. 11. http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/pdf/lightLists/LightList%20V1.pdf. 
  3. ^ Rowlett, Russ (2009-10-09). "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. 
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