Dice Head Light

Dice Head Light
Location Castine, Maine
Coordinates 44°22′57.6″N 68°49′7.86″W / 44.382667°N 68.8188500°W / 44.382667; -68.8188500Coordinates: 44°22′57.6″N 68°49′7.86″W / 44.382667°N 68.8188500°W / 44.382667; -68.8188500
Year first constructed 1829
Automated 1937
Deactivated 1937-2008
Tower shape Rubble Tower
Markings / pattern White
Focal height 134 feet (41 m)
Range 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi)
Characteristic Fl W 6s
Fog signal none
USCG number

1-3530[1][2]

Part of Castine Historic District
NRHP Reference # 73000240[3]
Added to NRHP February 23, 1973

Dice Head Light is a lighthouse in the town of Castine, Maine. First established in 1829, the light was deactivated in 1937 and replaced by a skeleton tower 475 feet (145 m) to the south. When that structure was destroyed by a storm in 2007, however, the old light was reactivated in 2008.[4]

The lighthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing property to Castine Historic District.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maine". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. 2009-08-06.
  2. ↑ Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2009. p. 32.
  3. ↑ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  4. ↑ Rowlett, Russ (2009-08-13). "Lighthouses of the United States: Eastern Maine". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  5. ↑ "Inventory of Historic Light Stations - Maine - Dice Head Light". National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
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