Squirrel Point Light

Squirrel Point Light

U.S. Coast Guard photo
Location Kennebec River, Maine
Coordinates 43°48′59.483″N 69°48′8.572″W / 43.81652306°N 69.80238111°WCoordinates: 43°48′59.483″N 69°48′8.572″W / 43.81652306°N 69.80238111°W
Year first constructed 1898
Automated 1979
Tower shape Octagonal Wood Tower
Markings / pattern White
Focal height 25 feet (7.6 m)
Original lens 5th order Fresnel lens
Current lens 9.8 inches (250 mm)
Range White 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi)
Red 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi)
Characteristic Isophase Red 6s with W sector
Fog signal none
Admiralty number J0156
ARLHS number USA-788
USCG number

1-6100[1][2][3]

Squirrel Point Light Station
Nearest city Arrowsic, Maine
Area 5 acres (2.0 ha)
Architect US Army Corps of Engineers
Governing body COAST GUARD
MPS Light Stations of Maine MPS
NRHP Reference #

87002281

[4]
Added to NRHP January 21, 1988

Squirrel Point Light is a lighthouse in Arrowsic on the Kennebec River, Maine. It was established in 1898, fifteen years after the founding of the Bath Iron Works, a major shipbuilder, five miles further upriver. It was part of a major upgrade of the river's lights — the Doubling Point Light and the separate Range Lights on the point, Perkins Island Light, and Squirrel Point Light were all built at the same time.

Squirrel Point Light was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as "Squirrel Point Light Station" on January 21, 1988, reference number 87002281.[4]

Gallery

 
Looking downriver 
Looking upriver 
The boathouse — The ridge is parallel to the ground, but the ends and the window are vertical 

References

  1. ↑ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maine". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
  2. ↑ Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2009. p. 52.
  3. ↑ Rowlett, Russ (2009-10-09). "Lighthouses of the United States: Southern Maine". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.