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| 13228 | Cranberry Isles Life Saving Station |
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| "The first Coast Guard presence in the Mt. Desert Island area was a Life Saving Station located on Little Cranberry Island, established by an act of congress on June 18th, 1878. In 1937, the Southwest Harbor complex was created and used as a lighthouse depot by the U.S. Light House Service. By 1945, the Coast Guard Station on Little Cranberry Island was moved to the facility in Southwest Harbor.” - “Sector Field Office (SFO) Southwest Harbor, Southwest Harbor, Maine – History,” United States Coast Guard site, 06/28/13, Accessed online 07/20/10; http://www.uscg.mil/d1/sfoSouthwestHarbor/history.asp. | 
Description: "The first Coast Guard presence in the Mt. Desert Island area was a Life Saving Station located on Little Cranberry Island, established by an act of congress on June 18th, 1878. In 1937, the Southwest Harbor complex was created and used as a lighthouse depot by the U.S. Light House Service. By 1945, the Coast Guard Station on Little Cranberry Island was moved to the facility in Southwest Harbor.” - “Sector Field Office (SFO) Southwest Harbor, Southwest Harbor, Maine – History,” United States Coast Guard site, 06/28/13, Accessed online 07/20/10; http://www.uscg.mil/d1/sfoSouthwestHarbor/history.asp. [show more] | |||
| 15330 | Pemaquid Light |
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| 15339 | Ram Island Lighthouse |
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| 15340 | Portland Head Light |
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| 15341 | Cobbossee Lake Lighthouse |
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| 15219 | Eastern Point Light Station, Gloucester |
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| Eastern Point Light Station is located on a rocky promontory overlooking Dog Bar Reef at the eastern entrance to Gloucester Harbor in Gloucester, Massachusetts. "Eastern Point Light Station was established in 1832. Following the arrival of the railroad in Gloucester in 1847 the fishing business exploded and the importance of Eastern Point Light increased. A new light tower replaced the poorly constructed original tower in 1848. American artist Winslow Homer (1836-1910) lived at Eastern Point Light in 1880. Homer's works depicting the scenery and everyday life of this maritime community are among his most famous. The third and present tower was built in 1890 on the masonry foundation of the 1832 tower. The 36-foot tall, conical brick tower is painted white. An enclosed passageway and covered walkway connect the tower to the two-story double keepers' quarters, which was built in 1879. Eastern Point Light Station consists of the 1890 tower, keepers' quarters, walkway, oil house and bell tower. Also located on the site is a secondary keeper's dwelling (1908), a radio beacon (1931) and a foghorn (1951)." - National Park Service, Maritime History of Massachusetts, Eastern Point Light Station, Accessed online 02/05/08; http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/maritime/ept.htm | 
Description: Eastern Point Light Station is located on a rocky promontory overlooking Dog Bar Reef at the eastern entrance to Gloucester Harbor in Gloucester, Massachusetts. "Eastern Point Light Station was established in 1832. Following the arrival of the railroad in Gloucester in 1847 the fishing business exploded and the importance of Eastern Point Light increased. A new light tower replaced the poorly constructed original tower in 1848. American artist Winslow Homer (1836-1910) lived at Eastern Point Light in 1880. Homer's works depicting the scenery and everyday life of this maritime community are among his most famous. The third and present tower was built in 1890 on the masonry foundation of the 1832 tower. The 36-foot tall, conical brick tower is painted white. An enclosed passageway and covered walkway connect the tower to the two-story double keepers' quarters, which was built in 1879. Eastern Point Light Station consists of the 1890 tower, keepers' quarters, walkway, oil house and bell tower. Also located on the site is a secondary keeper's dwelling (1908), a radio beacon (1931) and a foghorn (1951)." - National Park Service, Maritime History of Massachusetts, Eastern Point Light Station, Accessed online 02/05/08; http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/maritime/ept.htm [show more] | ||||
| 15000 | Mid Century Lighthouse Seascape Oil Painting |
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| 14999 | Lighthouse and Seascape Oil Painting |
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| 14791 | Crabtree Ledge Light |
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| See http://www.newenglandlighthouses.net/crabtree-ledge-light-history.html for information about this lighthouse. | 
Description: See http://www.newenglandlighthouses.net/crabtree-ledge-light-history.html for information about this lighthouse. | ||||
| 14793 | Heron Neck Light |
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| 14799 | Burnt Coat Harbor Light Hockomock Head Light |
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| 14725 | Owls Head Light |
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| 14699 | White Head Life Saving Station |
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| Town - Tenants Harbor, Maine Geographic Location - built on "White Head Island, one-half mile west of White Head Light" Longitude & Latitude - USLSS Station #5 - First District Coast Guard Station #6 Station Established - 1874 1874-June 1883 - called Whitehead Island Station. 1883 - called White Head Station 1889 - Repaired and improved. Dwelling Constructed - 1921 Disposition - July 1955 - dropped from station lists. 1956 - turned over to the General Service Administration. NRHP - White Head Life Saving Station Keepers: October 16,1874-June 30, 1882 - Horace F. Norton September 5, 1882- August 5, 1911 - Freeman Shea August 23, 1911 - October 23, 1917 - Alonzo Maker October 1917 - November 1918 or later - Rollo A. Morton June 24, 1919 - November 23, 1925 - Everett M. Mills and Lee R. Dunn November 22, 1925 - October 1, 1926 - Alan R. Tabbutt November 11, 1925 - April 25, 1929 - Wallace I. Brown July 21, 1929 - July 12, 1935 - Everett M. Mills July 10, 1935 - January 1. 1939 - Lee R. Dunn | 
Description: Town - Tenants Harbor, Maine Geographic Location - built on "White Head Island, one-half mile west of White Head Light" Longitude & Latitude - USLSS Station #5 - First District Coast Guard Station #6 Station Established - 1874 1874-June 1883 - called Whitehead Island Station. 1883 - called White Head Station 1889 - Repaired and improved. Dwelling Constructed - 1921 Disposition - July 1955 - dropped from station lists. 1956 - turned over to the General Service Administration. NRHP - White Head Life Saving Station Keepers: October 16,1874-June 30, 1882 - Horace F. Norton September 5, 1882- August 5, 1911 - Freeman Shea August 23, 1911 - October 23, 1917 - Alonzo Maker October 1917 - November 1918 or later - Rollo A. Morton June 24, 1919 - November 23, 1925 - Everett M. Mills and Lee R. Dunn November 22, 1925 - October 1, 1926 - Alan R. Tabbutt November 11, 1925 - April 25, 1929 - Wallace I. Brown July 21, 1929 - July 12, 1935 - Everett M. Mills July 10, 1935 - January 1. 1939 - Lee R. Dunn [show more] | ||||
| 14701 | Whitehead Light Station |
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| Town – Tenants Harbor, Maine Geographic Location – Eastern side of Whitehead Island Longitude & Latitude - 43º 58' 47.3" N - 69º 07' 30" W Station Established - Commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson in 1803 and established in 1804 Present Lighthouse Built – 1852 Original Optic – 1857 – Third-order Fresnel Lens Other Buildings - 1891 keeper's house, 1891 oil house, 1888 fog signal building. boathouse with launchway, schoolhouse, granite wharf, tractor garage (former fire pump house) Height of Tower – 41’ Height of Focal Plane – 75’ Disposition – Active – maintained and operated by the U.S. Coast Guard - owned by Pine Island Camp Automated - 1982 NRHP - 88000154 Keeper History: 1875 Ellis Dolph Isaac Grant 1902-1919 Elmer Staples Reed (1873-) | 
Description: Town – Tenants Harbor, Maine Geographic Location – Eastern side of Whitehead Island Longitude & Latitude - 43º 58' 47.3" N - 69º 07' 30" W Station Established - Commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson in 1803 and established in 1804 Present Lighthouse Built – 1852 Original Optic – 1857 – Third-order Fresnel Lens Other Buildings - 1891 keeper's house, 1891 oil house, 1888 fog signal building. boathouse with launchway, schoolhouse, granite wharf, tractor garage (former fire pump house) Height of Tower – 41’ Height of Focal Plane – 75’ Disposition – Active – maintained and operated by the U.S. Coast Guard - owned by Pine Island Camp Automated - 1982 NRHP - 88000154 Keeper History: 1875 Ellis Dolph Isaac Grant 1902-1919 Elmer Staples Reed (1873-) [show more] | ||||
| 12730 | Bass Harbor Head Light in Winter |
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| 12731 | Bass Harbor Head Light at Night |
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| Photographers have long been fascinated by the Acadia Night Sky. Willis H. Ballard photographed Bass Harbor Head Light one night in October, 1948. | 
Description: Photographers have long been fascinated by the Acadia Night Sky. Willis H. Ballard photographed Bass Harbor Head Light one night in October, 1948. | |
| 13244 | West Quoddy Head Light |
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| 13218 | Blue Hill Bay Light Sand Island Light Eggemoggin Light |
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| Blue Hill Bay Light also known as "Sand Island Light" or "Eggemoggin Light" The station was established in 1857 and the present lighthouse built in 1857 – discontinued in 1933. The 1857 keeper’s house and the 1905 oil house are still standing. The original optic lens is a Fourth order Fresnel. "In the mid-nineteenth century, the town of Ellsworth, on the Union River north of Blue Hill Bay, was a thriving lumber port, and a lighthouse was needed to guide mariners into the southern entrance to the bay. Abraham Flye sold Green Island to the federal government for a light station in 1855 for $150, and the light was established on the west side of the island in 1857. The lighthouse also helped guide mariners into the eastern end of Eggemoggin Reach, which connects Penobscot Bay with Blue Hill Bay." - “Blue Hill Bay Light” by Jeremy D'Entremont, New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide, 1997-2009, Accessed online 12/27/12; http://lighthouse.cc/bluehillbay/history.html Keepers from the Southwest Harbor / Tremont area were: Howard P. Robbins (1837-1918), keeper from 1882 to 1888, and Roscoe G. Lopaus (1845-1912), keeper from 1889 to 1895. | 
Description: Blue Hill Bay Light also known as "Sand Island Light" or "Eggemoggin Light" The station was established in 1857 and the present lighthouse built in 1857 – discontinued in 1933. The 1857 keeper’s house and the 1905 oil house are still standing. The original optic lens is a Fourth order Fresnel. "In the mid-nineteenth century, the town of Ellsworth, on the Union River north of Blue Hill Bay, was a thriving lumber port, and a lighthouse was needed to guide mariners into the southern entrance to the bay. Abraham Flye sold Green Island to the federal government for a light station in 1855 for $150, and the light was established on the west side of the island in 1857. The lighthouse also helped guide mariners into the eastern end of Eggemoggin Reach, which connects Penobscot Bay with Blue Hill Bay." - “Blue Hill Bay Light” by Jeremy D'Entremont, New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide, 1997-2009, Accessed online 12/27/12; http://lighthouse.cc/bluehillbay/history.html Keepers from the Southwest Harbor / Tremont area were: Howard P. Robbins (1837-1918), keeper from 1882 to 1888, and Roscoe G. Lopaus (1845-1912), keeper from 1889 to 1895. [show more] | |||
| 13131 | Peaked Hill Bar Life Saving Station |
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| The Peaked Hill Bar station was one of the original nine stations which were erected on Cape Cod in 1872. The first keeper, David H. Atkins, was appointed in 1872 at the age of 34, with 22 years experience as a surfman. Located on the outer shore of Cape Cod near Provincetown the station provided sent out many crews to perform dramatic rescues of ships that foundered on the Peaked Hill Bar. Among the crews they saved was the three masted schooner, "Carrie M. Richardson." The final 's' was added to the station's name in 1886. Until that time it was known as Peaked Hill Bar. In 1888 the station received extensive repairs and improvements. By 1914 a new station was built to replace this original station when the government thought it was in imminent danger of falling into the Atlantic Ocean. The new station was built about a quarter of a mile southeast of the first station. The United States Life Saving Service and the Revenue Cutter Service merged and became the Coast Guard in 1915, just as the second station was established. Eugene O'Neill (1888-1953) and his second wife, Agnes Boulton, moved into the abandoned life Saving Station at Peaked Hill Bars in May, 1919. Eugene's father, James O'Neill, bought the building for them as a wedding present. O'Neill is said to have written the "S.S. Glencairn," "The Hairy Ape," and the preliminary draft of "Anna Christie" at Peaked Hill Bar. The building slid from the sand dune into the sea on January 10, 1931. | 
Description: The Peaked Hill Bar station was one of the original nine stations which were erected on Cape Cod in 1872. The first keeper, David H. Atkins, was appointed in 1872 at the age of 34, with 22 years experience as a surfman. Located on the outer shore of Cape Cod near Provincetown the station provided sent out many crews to perform dramatic rescues of ships that foundered on the Peaked Hill Bar. Among the crews they saved was the three masted schooner, "Carrie M. Richardson." The final 's' was added to the station's name in 1886. Until that time it was known as Peaked Hill Bar. In 1888 the station received extensive repairs and improvements. By 1914 a new station was built to replace this original station when the government thought it was in imminent danger of falling into the Atlantic Ocean. The new station was built about a quarter of a mile southeast of the first station. The United States Life Saving Service and the Revenue Cutter Service merged and became the Coast Guard in 1915, just as the second station was established. Eugene O'Neill (1888-1953) and his second wife, Agnes Boulton, moved into the abandoned life Saving Station at Peaked Hill Bars in May, 1919. Eugene's father, James O'Neill, bought the building for them as a wedding present. O'Neill is said to have written the "S.S. Glencairn," "The Hairy Ape," and the preliminary draft of "Anna Christie" at Peaked Hill Bar. The building slid from the sand dune into the sea on January 10, 1931. [show more] | ||||
| 12319 | Peaked Hills Bar Life Saving Station, Cape Cod, Mass. |
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| 12079 | West Quoddy Head Light - The Light and Keeper's House |
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| 12080 | West Quoddy Head Light - the Oil House |
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| 12081 | West Quoddy Head Light |
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| 11430 | Mount Desert Rock Light Station |
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| 9376 | Two Women from the Gilley or Stanley Family at Baker Island Light Station |
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