Pumpkin Island Light Golf

The station consists of a round brick tower 17 feet tall to the lantern deck and a one and one half story colonial cape dwelling attached to the tower by a work shed.

Pumpkin island light golf. Pumpkin island s light which in good weather could be seen nine nautical miles was first exhibited on january 1 1855. Lighthouse preservation in maine has been facilitated by the maine lights program which arose in the aftermath of the rockland based island institute s successful but protracted negotiations to acquire the keeper s house of the heron neck light station. George harmon of bar harbor bought the station along with two others. The light went into service on january 1 1855 its focal plane 27 feet above mean high water.

Congress appropriated 3 500 for a light station on pumpkin island in august 1852. View pumpkin island lighthouse in a larger map. Pumpkin island pumpkin island light was established in 1854 to mark eggemoggin reach a busy channel separating the mainland from deer island and little deer isle. From route 1 in orland take route 175 south.

Since then the island has passed through several private owners. The lighthouse is privately owned and is not open to the public but a view from the mainland is available. Pumpkin island light pumpkin island light is a lighthouse on pumpkin island at the northwestern entrance to eggemoggin reach a channel running northwest to southeast between penobscot bay and blue hill bay on the central eastern coast of maine. Dice head light next lighthouse.

In 1934 pumpkin island light was one of several of maine lighthouses that were discontinued and put up for auction by the government. A program for facilitating transfers was proposed by peter ralston of the institute and legislation was first introduced by george j. Pumpkin island light is a lighthouse on pumpkin island at the northwestern entrance to eggemoggin reach a channel running northwest to southeast between penobscot bay and blue hill bay on the central eastern coast of maine the light station was established in 1854 and discontinued in 1933. After about 22 miles turn right onto route 15 and.

Pumpkin island lighthouse is located near little deer isle. An automatic beacon near pumpkin island continues today as an aid to navigation. Little deer isle is actually part of the town of deer isle where visitors will find little has changed over the last 50 years. The light station was closed in 1934 and sold.