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

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POND ISLAND LIGHT

State: MAINE
Location: KENNEBEC RIVER ENTRANCE WEST SIDE
Nearest City: POPHAM BEACH
County: SAGADAHOC
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1821

NPS photo by Karmen Bisher, 2004

Existing Historic Tower:

Year Light First Lit: 1855
Is the Light Operational? YES
Date Deactivated: N/A
Automated: 1963
Foundation Materials: GRANITE
Construction Materials: BRICK
Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/BLACK TRIM
Shape: CYLINDRICAL
Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
Tower Height: 20
Original Optic: FIFTH-ORDER FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed: 1855
Present Optic: 250 MM
Year Present Lens Installed:
Height of Focal Plane: 52
Fresnel Lens Disposition: UNKNOWN
Has tower been moved? NO

Previous Tower(s): YES

Construction Date: 1821 & 1835
Description: 12-FT STONE TOWER / 14-FT UNDRESSED GRANITE TOWER (BOTH TOWER MEASUREMENTS DO NOT INCLUDE THE HEIGHT OF THE LANTERN)
Fate/Disposition: REPLACED BY NEW TOWER

Modern Tower? NO

Existing Sound Signal Building? NO

Original Fog Signal Type: BELL
Current Fog Signal Type: MODERN HORN

Existing Keepers Quarters? NO

Year Constructed: 1855
Number of Stories: 1.5
Architectural Style: CAPE COD
Construction Materials: WOOD

Other Structures: NONE EXISTING

Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION IN WILDLIFE REFUGE

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:
TOWER PREVIOUSLY ATTACHED TO DWELLING BY AN ENCLOSED WORKROOM; OTHER STATION BUILDINGS INCLUDED A BOAT HOUSE, A FRAME FUEL HOUSE, AND A BRICK OIL HOUSE.

Last Modified: Thu, June 10 2005 11:08:02 am EDT
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