Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Maine--Franklin Island Light

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FRANKLIN ISLAND LIGHT

State: MAINE
Location: MUSCONGUS BAY
Nearest City: FRIENDSHIP
County: KNOX
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1806

NPS photo by Karmen Bisher, 2004

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1855
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: C.1942
Foundation Materials: STONE
Construction Materials: BRICK
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/GREY & RED TRIM
Shape: CYLINDRICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 45
Original Optic: FOURTH-ORDER FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1855
Present Optic: 250 MM SOLAR POWERED
Year Present Lens Installed: 1983
Height of Focal Plane: 57
Fresnel Lens Disposition: USCG STATION IN BOOTHBAY HARBOR, ME
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s): YES

Construction Date: 1807 & 1831
Description: OCTAGONAL WOOD TOWER ON STONE FDN / UNKNOWN
Fate/Disposition: REPLACED BY NEWER TOWERS

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Fog Signal Type: HAND BELL RUNG TO SIGNALS

Existing Keepers Quarters? NO (DISMANTLED BETWEEN 1938 - 1942)

Other Structures: NONE EXISTING

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION

Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD

Open to the Public? NO

Web Site:

National Register Status: NONE Reference # 0
Name of Listing:
On State List/Inventory? NO; Year Listed:

Miscellaneous:
THIRD OLDEST LIGHTHOUSE SITE IN MAINE; FRANKLIN ISLAND IS UNINHABITED; TOWER ONCE ATTACHED TO DWELLING VIA A WORKROOM; OIL HOUSE (1895); FUNCTIONED AS AN UNMANNED LIGHT BY 1942.

Last Modified: Fri, June 10 2005 4:15:02 pm EDT
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