Saint Croix River Light
The structure built in 1857 | |
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Location | St. Croix River, Maine |
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Coordinates | 45°7′41.67″N 67°8′1.75″W / 45.1282417°N 67.1338194°WCoordinates: 45°7′41.67″N 67°8′1.75″W / 45.1282417°N 67.1338194°W |
Year first constructed | 1857 |
Year first lit | 1976 (current structure) |
Automated | 1957 |
Tower shape | Skeleton tower surmounted by platform |
Markings / pattern | White |
Focal height | 101 feet (31 m) |
Range | 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl W 2.5s |
Fog signal | none |
ARLHS number | USA-459 |
USCG number | 1-950[1][2][3] |
St. Croix River Light is a lighthouse on the St. Croix River, Maine, close to the Canada–United States border. It was first established in 1857. An octagonal wood tower on top of a keeper's house was built in 1901 and was destroyed by fire in 1976. The present skeleton tower was built following the fire.
References
- ↑ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maine". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
- ↑ Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2009. p. 11.
- ↑ Rowlett, Russ (2009-10-09). "Lighthouses of the United States: Eastern Maine". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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