SQUIRREL POINT

Year Established:
1898
Existing:
Yes
Download:
File Type:
jpg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2009
Photo Credit:
Jeremy D'Entremont
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
ARROWSIC ISLAND/KENNEBEC RIVER
Latitude:
43° 49'
Longitude:
69° 48.2'
City / Town:
ARROWSIC
U.S. State:
Maine
Location County:
SAGADAHOC
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Owner / Manager:
Citizens for Squirrel Point
Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
  1. SQUIRREL POINT
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Tower Established:
1898
Tower Construction Material:
WOOD
Tower Foundation:
STONE BLOCK ON SURFACE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
33
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
25
Tower Shape:
OCTAGONAL ATTACHED TO SIGNAL BLDG.
Fog Signal Building?:
Yes
Year Fog Signal Building Constructed:
1902
Fog Signal Bldg Construction Materials:
BRICK
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1898
Keeper's Quarters Style:
VICTORIAN
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
WOOD
Other Structures:
BRICK OIL HOUSE (1906), BOATHOUSE (1901), GARAGE, FRAME BARN (1898)

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
Yes
Current Optic:
250 MM
Original Optic Type:
FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1902
Private Aid:
No
Year Automated:
1981
USCG Access to Optics:
Yes

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