Curtis Island Light
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| Location | Outside of Camden Harbor in Penobscot Bay, Camden, Maine |
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| Coordinates | 44°12′4.918″N 69°2′55.891″W / 44.20136611°N 69.04885861°WCoordinates: 44°12′4.918″N 69°2′55.891″W / 44.20136611°N 69.04885861°W |
| Year first constructed | 1835 |
| Year first lit | 1896 (current structure) |
| Automated | 1972 |
| Tower shape | Cylindrical brick tower |
| Markings / pattern | White |
| Focal height | 52 feet (16 m) |
| Range | 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) |
| Characteristic | Oc G 4s |
| Fog signal | none |
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Curtis Island Light | |
| Governing body | General Services Administration |
| NRHP Reference # | 73000263[3] |
| Added to NRHP | May 17, 1973 |
Lighthouse at Camden, Maine, oil on canvas, by Fitz Hugh Lane, 1851. Yale University Art Gallery
Curtis Island Light is a lighthouse in Camden, Maine. It was first established in 1835. The present structure was built in 1896.
Curtis Island Light was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Curtis Island Light on May 17, 1973, reference number 73000263.[3]
References
- ↑ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maine". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. 2009-08-06.
- ↑ United States Coast Guard (2009). Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey. p. 38.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
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