Location | Port Clyde, Maine |
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Coordinates | 43°55′2.718″N 69°15′40.568″W / 43.91742167°N 69.26126889°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1832 |
Foundation | Granite blocks |
Construction | Granite and brick |
Automated | 1971 |
Height | 9 m (30 ft) |
Shape | Cylindrical |
Markings | White with black lantern |
Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
Fog signal | 1898: Bell 1969: Horn, 1 every 10s |
Light | |
First lit | 1858 |
Focal height | 30 feet (9.1 m) |
Lens | 5th order Fresnel lens (original), 12 inches (300 mm) (current) |
Range | 13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi) |
Characteristic | fixed white |
Marshall Point Light Station | |
Nearest city | Port Clyde, Maine |
Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
Built | 1857 |
Architect | US Army Corps of Engineers |
MPS | Light Stations of Maine MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 87002262[1] |
Added to NRHP | March 23, 1988 |
Marshall Point Light Station is a lighthouse at the entrance of Port Clyde Harbor in Port Clyde, Maine. The light station was established in 1832.[2][3]