Type:
Year Established:
1795
Existing:
Yes
Download:
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2008
Photo Courtesy of:
Mike & Carol McKinney
LOCATION
Location:
SOUTH SIDE OF MOUTH OF KENNEBEC RIVER/SOUTH OF GEORGETOWN
Latitude:
43° 42.5'
Longitude:
69° 45.5'
City / Town:
PHIPPSBURG
U.S. State:
Maine
Location County:
SAGADAHOC
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Owner / Manager:
Friends of Seguin Island
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1857
Tower Construction Material:
GRANITE BLOCKS/BRICK
Tower Foundation:
SURFACE ROCK
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
180
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
53
Tower Shape:
CYLINDRICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
Yes
Year Fog Signal Building Constructed:
1889
Fog Signal Bldg Construction Materials:
BRICK
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1857
Keeper's Quarters Style:
DORMERED DUPLEX CAPE
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
RED BRICK
Other Structures:
CISTERN, BRICK OIL HOUSE (1892), 1 WOOD BOATHOUSE W/RAMP & ELECTRIC WINCH, 1 WHARF, 1 WOOD DONKEY HOUSE W/DIESEL ENGINE OPERATING 755-FOOT LONG TRAMWAY
OPTICS
Current Optic:
FIRST ORDER, FRESNEL
Original Optic Type:
FIRST ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1857
Private Aid:
No
Year Automated:
1985
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017