Doubling Point Light

Doubling Point Light
The keeper's house is under the trees
Map
LocationKennebec River, Arrowsic, Maine
Coordinates43°52′57.0″N 69°48′24.5″W / 43.882500°N 69.806806°W / 43.882500; -69.806806
Tower
Constructed1898
Constructionlumber Edit this on Wikidata
Automated1988
ShapeOctagonal Wood Tower
MarkingsWhite
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Fog signalnone
Light
Focal height23 feet (7.0 m)
Lensfifth order Fresnel lens Edit this on Wikidata
Range9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi)
CharacteristicFl W 4s
Doubling Point Light Station
Nearest cityBath, Maine
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
ArchitectU.S. Army Corps of Engineers
MPSLight Stations of Maine MPS
NRHP reference No.87002271[1][2]
Added to NRHPJanuary 21, 1988

Doubling Point Light is a lighthouse on the Kennebec River in Arrowsic, Maine.[1][3] It was established in 1898, fifteen years after the founding of the Bath Iron Works, a major shipbuilder, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) upriver. It was 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. The light was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Doubling Point Light Station on January 21, 1988.[2] It remains an active aid to navigation.

  1. ^ a b Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2009. p. 53.
  2. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  3. ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maine". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. 2009-08-05. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.