Type:
Year Established:
1821
Existing:
Yes
Download:
Pond Is LH ME 1 - Ralph Eshelman.jpg (6.95 MB)
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2007
Photo Credit:
Ralph Eshelman
LOCATION
Location:
KENNEBEC RIVER ENTRANCE WEST SIDE
Latitude:
43° 44.4'
Longitude:
69° 46.2'
City / Town:
POPHAM BEACH
U.S. State:
Maine
Location County:
SAGADAHOC
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Owner / Manager:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge)
Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1855
Tower Construction Material:
BRICK
Tower Foundation:
GRANITE BLOCKS
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
52
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
20
Tower Shape:
CYLINDRICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1855
Keeper's Quarters Style:
CAPE COD
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD
Other Structures:
NONE EXISTING
OPTICS
Current Optic:
250 MM
Original Optic Type:
FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1855
Private Aid:
No
Year Automated:
1960
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017