Matinicus Rock Light

Matinicus Rock Light
Matinicus Rock Light
Matinicus light house.jpg
Matinicus Lighthouse, drawn in March 1848
Location 6 miles south of Matinicus Island, Town of Criehaven, Maine
Year first constructed 1827
Year first lit 1857 (current tower)
Automated 1983
Foundation Natural emplaced
Construction Granite blocks
Tower shape Cylindrical twin towers
Markings / pattern Natural
Focal height
Original lens Third order Fresnel lens
Current lens VRB-25
Range 20 nm
Characteristic Flashing white 10s
Fog signal HORN: 1 every 15s, operates continuously.
Admiralty number J0116
ARLHS number USA-484
USCG number 1-10

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Matinicus Rock Light Station
Matinicus Rock Light is located in Maine
Nearest city: Matinicus Isle, Maine
Coordinates: 43°47′0.502″N 68°51′18.119″W / 43.78347278°N 68.85503306°W / 43.78347278; -68.85503306Coordinates: 43°47′0.502″N 68°51′18.119″W / 43.78347278°N 68.85503306°W / 43.78347278; -68.85503306
Built: 1847
Architect: US Army Corps of Engineers
Alexander Parris
Governing body: U.S. Coast Guard
MPS: Light Stations of Maine MPS
NRHP Reference#: 88000149[4]
Added to NRHP: March 14, 1988
US Coast Guard photo

Matinicus Rock Light, is a lighthouse in on Matinicus Rock, 18 miles off the coast of Maine.

In 1827 the United States Lighthouse Service erected a pair of wooden light towers and a cobblestone keeper's residence on Matinicus Rock. The lights guided sea traffic until 1848 when they were replaced by the granite structure (see picture). In 1857 the Government rebuilt the towers and placed them 180 feet apart to make them more effective. Matinicus Rock Lighthouse is one of eleven seacoast lights off the coast of Maine.[1] Alexander Parris, the architect who designed the lighthouse, designed many stone buildings in New England including the 1825 Quincy Market in Boston, Massachusetts.

Matinicus Light is famous for the story of Abbie Burgess, who as a young girl maintained the light for several weeks while her father, the lighthouse keeper, was on the mainland. Winter storms prevented his timely return. Her mother was also very sick.

Matinicus Rock is now fully automated. A diesel generator used for power was replaced by solar panels in 2007. Matinicus Rock is known as being the southernmost nesting site for the Atlantic Puffin and as of 2009, the Common Murre. The Audubon Society often has observers on island during nesting season.

The lighthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Matinicus Rock Light Station on March 14, 1988, reference number 88000149.

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