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EGG ROCK LIGHT

State: MAINE
Location: ENTRANCE TO FRENCHMANS BAY NEAR WINTER HARBOR
Nearest City: BAR HARBOR
County: HANCOCK
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1875

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1875
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1976
Foundation Materials: NATURAL/EMPLACED
Construction Materials: BRICK
Markings/Patterns: WHITE TOWER ON RED ROOF
Shape: SQUARE W/REPLICA ALUMINUM LANTERN
Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
Tower Height: 40
Original Optic: FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
Present Optic: 250 MM ROTATING
Year Present Lens Installed: 1980
Height of Focal Plane: 64
Fresnel Lens Disposition:

Previous Tower(s): N/A

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? YES

Year Constructed: 1904
Construction Materials: BRICK
Architectural Style:
Fog Signal Type: HORN/ORIG. STEAM

Existing Keepers Quarters? YES (MODIFIED 1899)

Year Constructed: 1875
Number of Stories: 1.5
Architectural Style: INTEGRAL TO TOWER
Construction Materials: WOOD

Other Structures: OIL HOUSE, BOATHOUSE, GENERATOR HOUSE

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION

Owner/Manager: FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE

Open to the Public? NO

Web Site:

National Register Status: LISTED; Reference #87002270
Name of Listing: EGG ROCK LIGHT STATION
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:
ORIGINAL LANTERN REMOVED TO ACCOMODATE AIRPORT-TYPE BEACON, RESTORED IN 1986

Last Modified: Fri, Apr 12 2002 3:08:02 pm EDT
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