PUMPKIN ISLAND

Year Established:
1854
Existing:
Yes
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Credit:
Ralph Eshelman
Photo Courtesy of:
U.S. Lighthouse Society

LOCATION

Location:
EGGEMOGGIN REACH/PENOBSCOT BAY
Latitude:
° '
Longitude:
° '
City / Town:
SARGENTVILLE
U.S. State:
Maine
Location County:
HANCOCK
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Owner / Manager:
Private owner
Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
  1. PUMPKIN ISLAND
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Discontinued:
1933
Year Tower Established:
1854
Tower Construction Material:
BRICK
Tower Foundation:
STONE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
43
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
28
Tower Shape:
CYLINDRICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1854
Keeper's Quarters Style:
COLONIAL CAPE
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
FRAME
Other Structures:
BOATHOUSE (1885, 1906), BRICK OIL HOUSE (1906)

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
No
Original Optic Type:
FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1854
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No

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