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| Location | Boothbay Harbor, Maine |
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| Coordinates | 43°46′46.2″N 69°39′0.017″W / 43.779500°N 69.65000472°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1892 |
| Automated | 1975 |
| Height | 14.5 m (48 ft)  |
| Shape | Octagonal Tower on Dwelling |
| Markings | White |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| Fog signal | HORN: 1 every 15s |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1907 (current structure) |
| Focal height | 59 feet (18 m) |
| Lens | 4th order Fresnel lens (original), VRB-25 (current) |
| Range | 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl (2) W 6s |
Cuckolds Light Station | |
| Nearest city | Southport, Maine |
| Area | 7 acres (2.8 ha) |
| Built | 1892 |
| MPS | Light Stations of the United States MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 02001413[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 2, 2002 |
The Cuckolds Light, known as the Cuckolds Island Fog Signal and Light Station or just Cuckolds Light Station, is a lighthouse located on the eastern pair of islets known as the "Cuckolds" in Lincoln County, Maine, United States.[2][3][4] The islets are southeast and in sight of Cape Island, that is just off the southern tip of Cape Newagen on Southport Island, south of Booth Bay, that leads to Boothbay Harbor, Maine.[5]
The fog station was first established as a daymark on November 16, 1892, for marking the islets and Collector ledge replacing a 57-foot-tall wooden tripod, In 1893, a bell was installed and a light was added in 1907. The keeper's house was demolished following the 1974 decommission, but was rebuilt from 2010 to 2014, along with the wharf, and the lighthouse restored.
The Cuckolds Light was added to the National Register of Historic Places listings in Lincoln County, Maine as Cuckolds Light Station on December 2, 2002.[1]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "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.
- ^ United States Coast Guard (2009). Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey. p. 48.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ (2009-10-03). "Lighthouses of the United States: Southern Maine". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- ^ Griffes, Peter L. (2003). Atlantic Boating Almanacs: Maine To Cape Cod, Ma. ProStar Publications. pp. 272 (volume 1). ISBN 9781577855019. Retrieved July 29, 2015.