house, on
granite pier. - 1939 U.S. Lighthouse Service Light List. The
lighthouse shows a flashing white light every 5 seconds from a focal
plane of 39 feet above sea level that is visible 17 nautical miles.
The light station is equipped with a fog horn that sounds one blast
every 15 seconds.
- Reference:
2005 U.S. Coast Guard Light List
Location:
On south end
of breakwater.
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Reference: 1939 U.S. Lighthouse Service Light
List
Coordinates:
44 06 15 N…69
04 39 W
Automated:
1965
Status:
Active aid to
navigation maintained by the U.S. Coast Guard and
Light Station
Historical Notes:
Following the
construction of a granite breakwater measuring nearly a mile in length
between 1881 and 1899, a lighthouse was established in 1902 to mark
the safe harbor afforded by the massive stone wall. The construction of the
light station consisted of a wood and brick keeper’s dwelling and an engine
room being attached to a 25-foot brick tower. When completed, the lighthouse
was outfitted with a fourth order Fresnel lens. The City of
Rockland applied for ownership of the lighthouse in 1998 under the Maine
Lights program. The American Lighthouse Foundation and its chapter – the
Friends of Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse, signed a lease with the City
of Rockland in 2001 for the purpose of preserving the historic beacon.
– (Information courtesy of ALF Historian Jeremy
D'Entremont)
U.S. Coast Guard Photo
Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse
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