Cape Neddick Lighthouse Maine
1874 Congress appropriated $15,000 to build a light station at the "Nubble". In 1879 construction began. Cape Neddick Light Station was dedicated by the U.S. Lighthouse Service and put into use in 1879. It is still in use today.
Plans had been in the works to build a lighthouse on the site since 1837. The tower is lined with brick and sheathed with cast iron. It is 12.5mtrs high but the light is 27mtrs above sea level because of the additional height of the steep rocky islet where it sits. It was automated in 1987 and has a fourth order Fresnel lens. It is not open to the public.
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Uploaded on May 19, 2011