Type:
Year Established:
1805
Existing:
Yes
Download:
309_0912adj10inches.jpg (3.79 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2004
Photo Credit:
Jeremy D'Entremont
LOCATION
Location:
MUSCONGUS BAY
Latitude:
43° 53.5'
Longitude:
69° 22.5'
City / Town:
FRIENDSHIP
U.S. State:
Maine
Location County:
KNOX
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Owner / Manager:
Franklin Light Preservation, Inc.
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1855
Tower Construction Material:
BRICK
Tower Foundation:
STONE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
57
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
45
Tower Shape:
CYLINDRICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Other Structures:
NONE
OPTICS
Current Optic:
VLB-44 (LED), SOLAR POWERED (INSTALLED 2017)
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH-ORDER FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1855
Private Aid:
No
Year Automated:
ca. 1933
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017