Saint Croix River Light

St. Croix River Light
The structure built in 1857
Location St. Croix River, Maine
Coordinates 45°7′41.67″N 67°8′1.75″W / 45.1282417°N 67.1338194°W / 45.1282417; -67.1338194Coordinates: 45°7′41.67″N 67°8′1.75″W / 45.1282417°N 67.1338194°W / 45.1282417; -67.1338194
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
Admiralty number H4161
ARLHS number USA-792
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

  1. ↑ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maine". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
  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. 11.
  3. ↑ 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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