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Boon Island Lighthouse
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Photo by Jeremy D'Entremont
Boon Island
Lighthouse
Maine
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Year Built:
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1855
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Height of Tower:
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137 feet
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Description:
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Gray granite,
conical tower showing a |
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flashing
white light every 5 seconds that is visible 19 nautical miles. The
light station is equipped with a fog horn that sounds one blast every
10 seconds.
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Reference: 2005 U.S. Coast Guard Light List
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Location:
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On island, 6.5 miles |
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off coast. –
Reference: 1939 U.S. Lighthouse Service Light
List
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Coordinates:
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43 07 18 N…70
28 36 W
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Automated:
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1978
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Status:
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Active aid to
navigation owned by the U.S. Coast Guard and licensed to the American
Lighthouse Foundation
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Light Station
Historical Notes:
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The original
Boon Island Lighthouse was built in 1811 and displayed a fixed light from
32 feet above the island. An 1831 storm destroyed the tower, forcing
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the construction of a second lighthouse on Boon Island in 1832. The present
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lighthouse was built in 1854 and lit for the first time
on January 1, 1855. The second order Fresnel lens that once served at
Boon Island was removed from the lighthouse in 1993 and later placed on
display at the Kittery Historical and Naval Museum in 2000.
– (Information courtesy of ALF Historian Jeremy
D'Entremont) |
U.S. Coast Guard Photo
Boon Island Lighthouse
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To learn more about Boon Island
Lighthouse and how you can help the American Lighthouse Foundation save this
historic beacon
click
here!
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Boon Island Lighthouse
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Boon Island Lighthouse
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