Blue Hill Bay Light
Lighthouse in Maine, US
Lighthouse
44°14′55.6″N 68°29′52.4″W / 44.248778°N 68.497889°W / 44.248778; -68.497889![Edit this on Wikidata](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png)
Blue Hill Bay Light is a lighthouse on Green Island in Blue Hill Bay, Maine.[1][2] It was first established in 1857. The present skeleton structure was built in 1935. It is also known as "Sand Island Light" or “Eggemoggin Light".
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The original 1857 structure still stands near the current light. It is a white cylindrical tower with an attached keeper's residence.
The lighthouse and cottage were purchased, as part of the purchase of Green Island and its associated land, in 2018 by Green Island Lighthouse, LLC.[3]
Keepers
- Moses T. Graves (1856 – 1861)
- Isaac Smith (1861 – 1870)
- John Staples (1870 – 1877)
- Adelbert G. Webster (1877 – 1882)
- Howard P. Robbins (1882 – 1888)
- Roscoe G. Lopaus (1888 – 1895)
- Levi L. Farnham (1895 – 1900)
- Edward K. Tapley (1900 – 1915)
- William H.C. Dodge (1916 – 1920)
- Alvah Robinson (1921)
- Roscoe M. Chandler (1924 – 1932)
- Justin A. Foss (1932 – 1934)[4]
References
- ^ "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. 25.
- ^ "Quitclaim Deed to Green Island". Hancock County Registry of Deeds. Hancock County, Maine. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ Kraig, Anderson. "Blue Hill Bay Lighthouse". Lighthouse Friends. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
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Lighthouses of Maine
- Avery Rock Light
- Baker Island Light
- Bass Harbor Head Light
- Bear Island Light
- Blue Hill Bay Light
- Boon Island Light
- Browns Head Light
- Burnt Coat Harbor Light
- Burnt Island Light
- Cape Elizabeth Lights
- Cape Neddick Light
- Crabtree Ledge Light
- The Cuckolds Light
- Curtis Island Light
- Deer Isle Thorofare Light
- Dice Head Light
- Doubling Point Light
- Doubling Point Range Lights
- Eagle Island Light
- Egg Rock Light
- Fiddler's Reach Fog Signal
- Fort Point Light
- Franklin Island Light
- Goat Island Light
- Goose Rocks Light
- Great Duck Island Light
- Grindel Point Light
- Halfway Rock Light
- Hendricks Head Light
- Heron Neck Light
- Indian Island Light
- Isle au Haut Light
- Ladies Delight Light
- Libby Island Light
- Little River Light
- Lubec Channel Light
- Machias Seal Island*
- Marshall Point Light
- Matinicus Rock Light
- Monhegan Island Light
- Moose Peak Light
- Mount Desert Light
- Narraguagus Light
- Nash Island Light
- Owls Head Light
- Pemaquid Point Light
- Perkins Island Light
- Petit Manan Light
- Pond Island Light
- Portland Breakwater Light
- Portland Head Light
- Prospect Harbor Point Light
- Pumpkin Island Light
- Ram Island Light
- Ram Island Ledge Light
- Rockland Harbor Breakwater Light
- Saddleback Ledge Light
- Saint Croix River Light
- Seguin Light
- Spring Point Ledge Light
- Squirrel Point Light
- Tenants Harbor Light
- Two Bush Island Light
- West Quoddy Head Light
- Whaleback Light
- Whitehead Light
- Whitlocks Mill Light
- Winter Harbor Light
- Wood Island Light
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* Disputed territory claimed by Maine but de facto controlled by Canada
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