Perkins Island Light

Perkins Island Light
Perkins Island Light and keeper's house
Map
LocationKennebec River, Maine
Coordinates43°47′12.359″N 69°47′6.889″W / 43.78676639°N 69.78524694°W / 43.78676639; -69.78524694
Tower
Constructed1898 (1898)
FoundationBrick
ConstructionWood
Automated1959
Height7 m (23 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
ShapeOctagonal Wood Tower
MarkingsWhite
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1898
Focal height41 feet (12 m)
Lens5th order Fresnel lens (original), 9.8 inches (250 mm) (current)
Range6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) & 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi)
CharacteristicFl R 2.5s with 2 W sectors
Perkins Island Light Station
LocationGeorgetown, Maine
Area7 acres (2.8 ha)
ArchitectUS Army Corps of Engineers
MPSLight Stations of Maine MPS
NRHP reference No.87002282[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 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]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maine". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. August 6, 2009. Archived from the original on May 1, 2017.
  3. ^ Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2009. p. 52.