Blue Hill Bay Light

Blue Hill Bay Light
Location	Blue Hill Bay, Maine
Coordinates	44°14′55.6″N 68°29′52.4″W / 44.248778°N 68.497889°W
Tower
Constructed	1857; 167 years ago
Automated	1935
Height	6.5 m (21 ft)
Shape	Skeleton Tower
Markings	Square Green Daymark
Fog signal	none
Light
First lit	1935 (current structure)
Focal height	25 feet (7.6 m)
Range	5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi)
Characteristic	Fl G 4s

Blue Hill Bay Light is a lighthouse on Green Island in Blue Hill Bay, Maine.^[1]^[2] It was first established in 1857. The present skeleton structure was built in 1935. It is also known as "Sand Island Light" or “Eggemoggin Light".

The original 1857 structure still stands near the current light. It is a white cylindrical tower with an attached keeper's residence.

The lighthouse and cottage were purchased, as part of the purchase of Green Island and its associated land, in 2018 by Green Island Lighthouse, LLC.^[3]

Keepers[edit]

Moses T. Graves (1856 – 1861)
Isaac Smith (1861 – 1870)
John Staples (1870 – 1877)
Adelbert G. Webster (1877 – 1882)
Howard P. Robbins (1882 – 1888)
Roscoe G. Lopaus (1888 – 1895)
Levi L. Farnham (1895 – 1900)
Edward K. Tapley (1900 – 1915)
William H.C. Dodge (1916 – 1920)
Alvah Robinson (1921)
Roscoe M. Chandler (1924 – 1932)
Justin A. Foss (1932 – 1934)^[4]

References[edit]

^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maine". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. 2009-08-05. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
^ United States Coast Guard (2009). Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey. p. 25.
^ "Quitclaim Deed to Green Island". Hancock County Registry of Deeds. Hancock County, Maine. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
^ Kraig, Anderson. "Blue Hill Bay Lighthouse". Lighthouse Friends. Retrieved 16 February 2024.

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[1] "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Maine". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. 2009-08-05. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.

[2] United States Coast Guard (2009). Light List, Volume I, Atlantic Coast, St. Croix River, Maine to Shrewsbury River, New Jersey. p. 25.

[3] "Quitclaim Deed to Green Island". Hancock County Registry of Deeds. Hancock County, Maine. Retrieved 16 February 2024.

[4] Kraig, Anderson. "Blue Hill Bay Lighthouse". Lighthouse Friends. Retrieved 16 February 2024.

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