Location | Kennebec River, Maine |
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Coordinates | 43°47′12.359″N 69°47′6.889″W / 43.78676639°N 69.78524694°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1898 |
Foundation | Brick |
Construction | Wood |
Automated | 1959 |
Height | 7 m (23 ft) |
Shape | Octagonal Wood Tower |
Markings | White |
Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
Light | |
First lit | 1898 |
Focal height | 41 feet (12 m) |
Lens | 5th order Fresnel lens (original), 9.8 inches (250 mm) (current) |
Range | 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) & 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl R 2.5s with 2 W sectors |
Perkins Island Light Station | |
Location | Georgetown, Maine |
Area | 7 acres (2.8 ha) |
Architect | US Army Corps of Engineers |
MPS | Light Stations of Maine MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 87002282[1] |
Added to NRHP | January 21, 1988 |
Perkins Island Light is a lighthouse on the Kennebec River in Maine.[2][3] It was established in 1898, as part of a major upgrade of the river's lights — the Doubling Point Light and the separate Range Lights on the point, Perkins Island Light, and Squirrel Point Light were all built at the same time. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Perkins Island Light Station in 1988.[1]