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Curtis Island Light (Camden, Maine)
Curtis Island is a small island just off the coast of
Camden, Maine. The first lighthouse at Camden Harbor was built in 1835
during the presidency of Andrew Jackson on an island that was then called Negro
Island. Today the island is called
Curtis Island in memory of the Saturday Evening Post publisher, Cyrus H.K.
Curtis. In 1896 the tower was replaced by the current 25-foot
cylindrical brick tower. It was
fitted with a fourth-order Fresnel lens. The present 1.5 story farmhouse style
keeper’s house was built in 1889. Other
structures consist of a Barn built in 1889, a boathouse built in 1889, and an
oil house built in 1895. The light was automated in 1972. At that time the
fourth-order Fresnel lens was removed. It is now on display at the Camden Public
Library. Today the tower is
equipped with a 300mm, solar powered lamp/lens and has a focal plane of 52 feet
above sea level. The town of Camden assume ownership of the Curtis Island Light under the Maine Lights Program on December 15, 1997.
Directions: The lighthouse is difficult to
see from the land, but can be seen from one of several short boat rides and
cruises that depart from the Camden pier several times a day during the summer. |
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