Blue Hill Bay Light is a lighthouse on Green Island in Blue Hill Bay, Maine.[1][2] It was first established in 1857. The present skeleton structure was built in 1935. It is also known as "Sand Island Light" or “Eggemoggin Light".
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| Location | Blue Hill Bay, Maine |
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| Coordinates | 44°14′55.6″N 68°29′52.4″W / 44.248778°N 68.497889°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1857 |
| Automated | 1935 |
| Height | 6.5 m (21 ft) |
| Shape | Skeleton Tower |
| Markings | Square Green Daymark |
| Fog signal | none |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1935 (current structure) |
| Focal height | 25 feet (7.6 m) |
| Range | 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl G 4s |
The original 1857 structure still stands near the current light. It is a white cylindrical tower with an attached keeper's residence.
The lighthouse and cottage were purchased, as part of the purchase of Green Island and its associated land, in 2018 by Green Island Lighthouse, LLC.[3]
Keepers
edit- Moses T. Graves (1856 – 1861)
- Isaac Smith (1861 – 1870)
- John Staples (1870 – 1877)
- Adelbert G. Webster (1877 – 1882)
- Howard P. Robbins (1882 – 1888)
- Roscoe G. Lopaus (1888 – 1895)
- Levi L. Farnham (1895 – 1900)
- Edward K. Tapley (1900 – 1915)
- William H.C. Dodge (1916 – 1920)
- Alvah Robinson (1921)
- Roscoe M. Chandler (1924 – 1932)
- Justin A. Foss (1932 – 1934)[4]
References
edit- ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maine". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. 2009-08-05. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
- ^ United States Coast Guard (2009). Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey. p. 25.
- ^ "Quitclaim Deed to Green Island". Hancock County Registry of Deeds. Hancock County, Maine. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ Kraig, Anderson. "Blue Hill Bay Lighthouse". Lighthouse Friends. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
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