NASH ISLAND

Year Established:
1838
Existing:
Yes
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IMG_4276adj.jpg (4.26 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2017
Photo Credit:
Jeremy D'Entremont

LOCATION

Location:
SE MOUTH OF PLEASANT BAY
Latitude:
° '
Longitude:
° '
City / Town:
SOUTH ADDISON
U.S. State:
Maine
Location County:
WASHINGTON
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Owner / Manager:
Friends of Nash Island Light
Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
  1. NASH ISLAND
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Discontinued:
1982
Year Tower Established:
1874
Tower Construction Material:
BRICK
Tower Foundation:
SURFACE ROCK
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
57
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
29
Tower Shape:
SQUARE
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Year Fog Signal Building Constructed:
1888
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD
Other Structures:
NONE (DISMANTLED); ORIG. DWELLING HOUSE, WORKROOM, AND WOOD STORAGE SHED (ALL CONNECTED BY COVERED WALKWAYS TO TOWER), 1878 BOATHOUSE, 1895 OIL HOUSE, 1882 BELL TOWER

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
No
Current Optic:
REMOVED
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1874
Private Aid:
No
Year Automated:
1947
USCG Access to Optics:
No

Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017