Marshall Point Light

Marshall Point Light
Map
LocationPort Clyde, Maine
Coordinates43°55′2.718″N 69°15′40.568″W / 43.91742167°N 69.26126889°W / 43.91742167; -69.26126889
Tower
Constructed1832
FoundationGranite blocks
ConstructionGranite and brick
Automated1971
Height9 m (30 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
ShapeCylindrical
MarkingsWhite with black lantern
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Fog signal1898: Bell
1969: Horn, 1 every 10s
Light
First lit1858
Focal height30 feet (9.1 m)
Lens5th order Fresnel lens (original), 12 inches (300 mm) (current)
Range13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi)
Characteristicfixed white
Marshall Point Light Station
Nearest cityPort Clyde, Maine
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1857
ArchitectUS Army Corps of Engineers
MPSLight Stations of Maine MPS
NRHP reference No.87002262[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 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]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Massachusetts". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. 2009-08-08. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
  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. 42.