&sq=&lang=&file=File:Fort_point_light_station.jpg) Fort Point Light in September, 2005. | |
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| Location | Penobscot River Entrance |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 44°28′1.682″N 68°48′42.058″W / 44.46713389°N 68.81168278°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1836 |
| Automated | 1988 |
| Height | 9.5 m (31 ft)  |
| Shape | Square Brick Tower |
| Markings | White |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| Fog signal | HORN: 1 every 10s |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1857 (current structure) |
| Focal height | 88 feet (27 m) |
| Lens | 4th order Fresnel Lens |
| Range | 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) |
| Characteristic | F W |
Fort Point Light Station | |
| Nearest city | Stockton Springs, Maine |
| Built | 1857 |
| Architect | US Army Corps of Engineers |
| MPS | Light Stations of Maine MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 87002269[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 23, 1988 |
The Fort Point Light, or Fort Point Light Station, is located in Fort Point State Park, in Stockton Springs, Maine.[2][3] A lighthouse at this point has served as an active aid to navigation since 1835; the present lighthouse dates to 1857, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maine". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. 2009-08-17. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
- ^ Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2009. p. 31.