Monhegan Island Light
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  Monhegan Island Light | |
| Location | Monhegan Island, Maine |
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| Coordinates | 43°45′53.282″N 69°18′56.981″W / 43.76480056°N 69.31582806°WCoordinates: 43°45′53.282″N 69°18′56.981″W / 43.76480056°N 69.31582806°W |
| Year first constructed | 1824 |
| Year first lit | 1850 (current structure) |
| Automated | 1959 |
| Foundation | Surface rock |
| Construction | Granite blocks |
| Tower shape | Cylindrical Tower |
| Markings / pattern | Lt. List says White, but photos show unpainted light gray-brown granite |
| Focal height | 178 feet (54 m) |
| Current lens | VRB-25 |
| Range | 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 15s |
| Fog signal |
1854: Bell 1870: Manana Island Sound Signal Station |
| USCG number | |
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Monhegan Island Lighthouse and Quarters | |
| Location | Monhegan Island, Maine |
| Built | 1824 |
| Architect | Alexander Parris |
| NRHP Reference # | 80000239[3] |
| Added to NRHP | May 07, 1980 |
Monhegan Island Light is a lighthouse on Monhegan Island, Maine. It was first established in 1824. The present structure was built in 1850.[4] It was Alexander Parris's last significant design. It is the second highest light in Maine — only Seguin Light, on a significantly higher island, is higher.[1] It had a fog bell from 1854 until 1870, when the Manana Island Sound Signal Station was built.
Monhegan Island Light was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Monhegan Island Lighthouse and Quarters on May 7, 1980, reference number 80000239.[3]
Monhegan Museum
The lighthouse building complex is now operated as the Monhegan Museum, with exhibits of the island's natural, social, industrial, cultural and artistic history.
The lighthouse tower's light mechanism is still operated by the Coast Guard, but the Monhegan Museum owns the tower and opens it to the public on occasion each season.
References
- 1 2 "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maine". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. 2009-08-06.
- ↑ Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2009. p. 1.
- 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Monhegan Island Lighthouse, Maine". The Museum's History: Lighthouse. Monhegan Museum. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
External links
- Monhegan Museum - official site
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