Seguin Light

Seguin Light
US Coast Guard photo
Location Mouth of the Kennebec River, Maine
Year first constructed 1795
Year first lit 1857 (current structure)
Automated 1985
Tower shape Cylindrical Tower
Markings / pattern White
Focal height 180ft (55m)
Current lens 1st order Fresnel Lens
Range 18nm
Characteristic F W
Fog signal HORN: 2 every 20s
ARLHS number USA-746
USCG number 1-35

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Seguin Island Light Station
Nearest city: Georgetown, Maine
Area: 64 acres (26 ha)
Built: 1790
Governing body: COAST GUARD
NRHP Reference#: 77000084[4]
Added to NRHP: March 08, 1977

Seguin Light is a lighthouse on Seguin Island at the mouth of the Kennebec River, Maine. It was first established in 1795. The present structure was built in 1857. It is the highest lighthouse on the Maine coast and has the only first order Fresnel lens ever used there.[5] A first order lens assembly is around 12 feet (3.7m) tall; this can be seen in the photo of the lighthouse.

Although the USCG Light List[2] says it is a "Brick conical tower", all of the photographs show a white cylindrical tower apparently made of granite blocks.

Seguin Light was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as "Seguin Island Light Station" on March 8, 1977, reference number 77000084.[4] Note that although the NRHP listing gives a date of 1790, the USCG web site and other references suggest that the current tower was built in 1857.

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